[Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in adults: report of two cases and literature review].

Objective: To describe the clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics of idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis (IPH) in adults and to evaluate the methods of diagnosis and treatment.

Methods: Two patients were successfully diagnosed and treated in our hospital and the literature on the subject was reviewed.

Results: Two adult patients (19 and 34 years old) diagnosed in our hospital had 5 and 10 years of history of hemoptysis respectively, and chest CT showed bilateral diffuse alveolar opacities over mid and lower zones.

[Idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: report of three cases and literature review].

To describe the clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics of idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (I-PAP) and to evaluate the methods of diagnosis and treatment. Three patients were successfully diagnosed and treated in our hospital and the literature on the subject was reviewed. Three patients, two males and one female (mean age 46 years), were diagnosed averagely in 4 months.