Lung Disease in Inflammatory Bowel Disease



Lung Disease in Inflammatory Bowel Disease


Alvaro C. Laga

Anna Sienko

Philip T. Cagle



Pulmonary involvement in inflammatory bowel disease is rare and can present as airway, interstitial, or pleural lesions. Lung symptoms usually develop after the onset of bowel disease but occasionally may be the initial manifestation. Pulmonary complications of inflammatory bowel disease include chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis, serositis, necrobiotic nodules, and interstitial lung disease. Noncaseating granulomas may occasionally be observed in a lymphancitic distribution, including bronchi, and in parenchyma and in lung biopsies from patients with Crohn disease. Crohn disease and infection should be ruled out. Radiologic findings include multiple bilateral nodular opacities and thickening of the trachea and bronchial walls.

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Jul 14, 2016 | Posted by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Lung Disease in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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