rare
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis
haemosiderosis (IPH) is a lung disease of unknown cause that is characterized by alveolar capillary bleeding and accumulation of haemosiderin in the lungs. It is rare, with an between 0.24 and 1.23 cases per million people.
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