Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
ORPHA:90060· ICD-10 R04.8
Definition
A rare clinical situation for which there is a European and/or American orphan designation. Characteristics include diffuse bleeding into the alveolar spaces that originate from the pulmonary microvasculature, including the alveolar capillaries, arterioles and venules. Patients present with cough, dyspnea, chest pain, fever, anemia and hemoptysis.
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 100 000
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Elderly, Infancy