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Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Print version ISSN 0873-2159
Abstract
ALMEIDA, Marta Pinto de; REIS, Guilhermina and GUEDES, Margarida. Hydroxychloroquine in pediatric idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis: A case report. Rev Port Pneumol [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.1, pp.79-84. ISSN 0873-2159.
The authors present the case of a child with severe idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis who after having begun treatment with hydroxychloroquine had a significant and lasting improvement. The efficacy of this therapeutic is pointed out. They also report the occurrence of clinical exacerbation, with hemoptysis, after receiving an influenza vaccine.
Keywords : Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis; hydroxychloroquine; influenza vaccine; children.