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

Overview

Preventative measures include:

maintenance doses of prednisone or prednisolone of 10 to 15 mg/kg/day

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]

↑ 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).