Hemosiderosis: Symptoms & Signs (Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, IPH, Pulmonary Hemorrhage)

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Alternate Names : Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, IPH, Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Symptoms include:

cough, producing blood-tinged sputum

rapid breathing

airway obstruction

acute otitis media, or ear infection

runny nose

failure to thrive, a condition in which the child does not gain weight and grow normally

cyanosis, or a blue tinge in the skin color

anemia, a low red blood cell count that causes skin pallor, or paleness

lethargy

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Author: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Reviewer: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Reviewed: 07/02/01

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