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Association of Celiac Disease With Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis; Lane Hamilton Syndrome.

AbstractINTRODUCTION:
Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare cause of alveolar hemorrhage, which is seen primarily in childhood. Celiac disease is defined as a chronic, immune-mediated enteropathy of the small intestine, caused by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically pre-disposed individuals. Association of IPH and celiac disease is known as Lane Hamilton syndrome. There are limited number of case reports of this syndrome in literature.
CASE PRESENTATION:
Although there were no growth and developmental delay and gastrointestinal symptoms like chronic diarrhea, chronic constipation, vomiting, abdominal bloating and pain in the two patients with IPH, they were diagnosed with Lane Hamilton Syndrome. After initiation of gluten-free diet, their IPH symptoms disappeared and hemoglobin levels were observed to return to normal.
CONCLUSIONS:
Even if there were no gastrointestinal symptoms in a patient with IPH, celiac disease should be investigated. These patients may benefit from gluten free diet and IPH symptoms may disappear.
AuthorsHikmet Tekin Nacaroglu, Ozlem Sarac Sandal, Ozlem Bag, Semiha Bahceci Erdem, Ozlem Bekem Soylu, Gulden Diniz, Aysel Ozturk, Demet Can
JournalIranian journal of pediatrics (Iran J Pediatr) Vol. 25 Issue 5 Pg. e3312 (Oct 2015) ISSN: 2008-2142 [Print] Netherlands
PMID26495097 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

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