Hemosiderosis secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Preventive measures for the secondary prevention of IPH include: maintenance doses of prednisone or prednisolone of 10 to 15 mg/kg/day

Secondary Prevention

Preventive measures for the secondary prevention of IPH include:

In general, if the patient does not have any recurrence in 18 to 24 months, further tapering and discontinuation of steroids can be attempted.^[1]

References

↑ Yang CT, Chiang BL, Wang LC (June 2020). “Aggressive corticosteroid treatment in childhood idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis with better outcome”. J. Formos. Med. Assoc. doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2020.05.022. PMID 32505591 Check |pmid= value (help).

Overview