Heiner syndrome

Also known as: Milk-induced pulmonary hemosiderosis

Pulmonary hemosiderosis with hypersensitivity to cow's milk.

Medical specialty: Pulmonology
Subspecialty: Pulmonology / Pulmonary-renal syndromes
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, infants
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Milk protein precipitins causing alveolar hemorrhage.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

anemiafailure to thrivehemoptysisrecurrent pneumoniarhinitis

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