pulmonary disorders
Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
Bronchoalveolar lavage Diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis involves demonstration of a combination of characteristic clinical findings, iron deficiency anemia, and hemosiderin-laden macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid or lung biopsy specimens plus no evidence of small-vessel vasculitis (pulmonary capillaritis) or another explanatory diagnosis. Diagnosis is confirmed by lung biopsy if other findings are inconclusive. 