Very rare. Association of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis and celiac disease (see this topic).

Diagnostic elements:

-        iron deficiency anemia

-        lung symptoms: chronic cough, episodes of shortness of breath,  hemoptoic sputum

-        infiltrates or a miliary picture on chest XRay

Retinitis pigmentosa is frequently associated. The cause of the condition is probably autoimmune as a gluten-free diet corrects all the anomalies.

Anesthetic implications:

check hemoglobin levels; chest XRay; SpO2 at room air

References : 

-         Hendrickx GFM. Somers K, Vandenplas Y. 
Lane-Hamilton syndrome :case report and review of the literature. 
Eur J Pediatr 2011; 170:1597-1602

-         Paksu S, Paksu MS, Kalayci AG, Sancak R. 
Lane-Hamilton syndrome: association or coincidence? 
Indian Pediatrics 2013; 49: 243-4

-         Villegas VM, Rachitskaya AV, Lam BL, McKeown CA, Berrocal AM. 
An unusual ophthalmic finding in Lane-Hamilton syndrome. 
J of AAPOS 2014; 14: 617.

Updated: February 2019