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[Hydroxychloroquine in pediatric idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis--a case report]
Marta Pinto de Almeida1, Guilhermina Reis, Margarida Guedes
1Serviço de Pediatria, Hospital Geral de Santo António, SA. martaipalmeida@hotmail.com
Revista Portuguesa De Pneumologia
|May 4, 2006
Abstract:
The authors present the case of a child with severe idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis who after having begun treatment with hydroxychloroquine had a significant and lasting improvement. The efficacy of this therapeutic is pointed out. They also report the occurrence of clinical exacerbation, with hemoptysis, after receiving an influenza vaccine.