Respiratory infection induced episode of alveolar hemorrhage (RIIEAH) in the pediatric diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: a retrospective single-center study

• Published in: BMC pediatrics Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 633 - 7
• Main Authors: Wei, Qing, Chen, Xun, Li, Yan, Li, Chunyan, Zhang, Xiaobo, Nong, Guangmin, Liu, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.08.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anemia; Bacterial pneumonia; Blood coagulation factors; Care and treatment; Causes of; Child; Child, Preschool; Complications and side effects; Coronaviruses; Corticosteroids; Development and progression; Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; Diseases; Episode of alveolar hemorrhage; Etiological spectrum; Female; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhage - etiology; Humans; Infant; Intensive glucocorticoid therapy; Lung Diseases - etiology; Male; Patient outcomes; Pediatric research; Pediatric respiratory diseases; Pediatrics; Pneumonia; Pulmonary Alveoli; Respiratory infection; Respiratory tract infections; Respiratory Tract Infections - complications; Retrospective Studies; China; Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; Etiological spectrum; Intensive glucocorticoid therapy; Episode of alveolar hemorrhage; Respiratory infection

Respiratory infections are recognized as common triggers of alveolar hemorrhage episodes in pediatric diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). However, comprehensive studies investigating this association in detail remain limited. The aim of this study was to explore the etiological spectrum, clinical fea...