Table 2. Patient characteristics and outcome according to the etiology.
| Variables | All patients (n=74) | Immune related (n=7) | Liver dysfunction (n=4) | Cardiovascular causes (n=3) | Miscellaneous (infection and other conditions) (n=12) | IPH (n=48) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 3.5 (1.5–7) | 9 (6.0–11.0) | 0.15 (0.1–0.425) | 13 (0.6–13) | 1.5 (0.7–5.5) | 4.0 (2–6.8) | 0.001 |
| Male gender, % | 38 (51.4) | 4 (57.1) | 4 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 4 (33.3) | 23 (47.9) | 0.078 |
| Course, month | 1 (0.3–12.3) | 1 (1–6) | 0.7 (0.325–4.75) | 0.1 (0.075–0.55) | 0.25 (0.1–3) | 4.0 (1.0–16) | 0.006 |
| Presenting symptoms | |||||||
| Fever | 29 (39.2) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | 0.288 |
| Cough | 45 (60.8) | 3 (42.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 38 (79.2) | <0.001 |
| Anemia | 62 (83.8) | 7 (100.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0) | 7 (58.3) | 45 (93.8) | <0.001 |
| Hemoptysis | 48 (64.9) | 4 (57.1) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (100.0) | 9 (75) | 31 (64.6) | 0.280 |
| Dyspnea | 33 (44.6) | 3 (42.9) | 3 (75.0) | 3 (100.0) | 11 (91.7) | 12 (25.0) | <0.001 |
| Hypoxia | 32 (43.2) | 4 (57.1) | 4 (100.0) | 2 (66.7) | 11 (91.7) | 11 (22.9) | <0.001 |
| Clubbing | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) | 0.024 |
| Crackles | 20 (27.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | 6 (50.0) | 13 (27.1) | 0.123 |
| Hb, g/L | 76.8±32 | 67.3±22.6 | 82.8±15.2 | 159±64.9 | 94.4±30.1 | 68.1±22.6 | 0.002 |
| Pulmonary infiltrates | 66 (89.2) | 7 (100.0) | 3 (75.0) | 3 (100.0) | 9 (75.0) | 44 (91.7) | 0.309 |
| DAH classical triad* | 36 (48.6) | 4 (57.1) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 4 (33.3) | 27 (56.3) | 0.192 |
*, refers to hemoptysis, anemia and pulmonary infiltrates on chest imaging.