Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
ISSN 0873-2159
ALMEIDA, Marta Pinto de; REIS, Guilhermina GUEDES, Margarida. Hydroxychloroquine in pediatric idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis: A case report. []. , 12, 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.
: Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis; hydroxychloroquine; influenza vaccine; children.