Pulmonary haemosiderosis

Last revised by Ian Bickle on 6 Dec 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Bickle I, Murphy A, et al. Pulmonary haemosiderosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-11139

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-11139

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/11139

rID:

11139

Article created:

19 Oct 2010, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

6 Dec 2020, Ian Bickle ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

9 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Pulmonary hemosiderosis
Pulmonary siderosis
Lung haemosiderosis
Hemosiderosis of lung
Lung hemosiderosis
Siderosis

Pulmonary haemosiderosis (PH) refers to iron deposition within the lung. It can be divided into two main types:

primary pulmonary haemosiderosis
- pulmonary haemosiderosis associated Goodpasture syndrome
- pulmonary haemosiderosis associated with hypersensitivity to proteins in cow's milk (Heiner syndrome)
- idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis (IPH)
secondary pulmonary haemosiderosis: often due to mitral stenosis

small, ill-defined pulmonary nodules or
coarse reticular areas of increased opacity with a bias for the middle and lower lung regions
pulmonary ossification (especially when related to mitral stenosis): manifests as dense 1-5 mm nodules, mainly in the middle and lower lungs, with a tendency for confluence and the occasional presence of trabeculae