WANG Dehua,YANG Shuguang,LIANG Zhihui,et al.A case report of adult idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis diagnosed and treated with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):276-279.
WANG Dehua,YANG Shuguang,LIANG Zhihui,et al.A case report of adult idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis diagnosed and treated with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):276-279. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2026.02.025.
A case report of adult idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis diagnosed and treated with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine
In clinical practice, the author encountered a case initially diagnosed as bronchiectasis complicated by infection, with hemoptysis as the main manifestation, which was ultimately considered to be idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis. Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in adults has a low incidence and a poor prognosis. Its pathological mechanism remains unclear, it is highly prone to misdiagnosis, and there is no established standard for clinical treatment. This article reports this case of adult idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis and reviews the relevant literature, with the aim of providing clinical experience in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine for medical practitioners.
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