IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY HEMOSIDEROSIS

Course overview

IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY HEMOSIDEROSIS (IPH) IS A RARE DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY REPEATED EPISODES OF A DIFFUSE ALVEOLAR HEMORRHAGE RESULTING IN THE ACCUMULATION OF HEMOSIDERIN INSIDE PULMONARY MACROPHAGES. EARLY RECOGNITION AND PROMPT DIAGNOSIS CAN HELP REDUCE THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION. THIS LEARNING ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF IPH AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.