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Open Access 01-12-2008 | Case report
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis with mineralizing pulmonary elastosis: A case report
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2008
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Introduction
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis characterized by repeated episodes of intra-alveolar haemorrhage is rare in adults and has a relatively benign course compared to cases seen in children.
Case Presentation
The case presented here is of an adult man with idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis with mineralizing pulmonary elastosis.
Conclusion
Pathologists are generally not familiar with this histologic reaction pattern associated with iron encrustation of pulmonary elastic tissue.