Title
Crohn's disease associated with focal pulmonare lesion
Other title
[Enfermedad de Crohn asociada a la lesion pulmonar focal.]
Date Issued
01 October 2003
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Sociedad De Gastroenterologia Del Peru
Abstract
40 year-old male recently diagnosed with Crohn's disease. A routine chest X ray showed a round, well defined opacity in right lung field. A chest CT scan confirmed the finding and also described bronchiectasis. Patient had no respiratory symptoms. He was prescribed with oral sulfasalazine and corticosteroids with rapid improvement of intestinal symptoms as well as resolution of the pulmonary opacity.We describe the clinical presentation of a male newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease who was found to have an asymptomatic pulmonary lesion on imaging studies. Pulmonary complications have been previously described in inflamatory bowel disease being more common in ulcerative colitis than in Crohn's disease; these can involve the lung parenchyma, the tracheobronchial tree, and the pleura. The true prevalence and etiology of these lesions is currently unknown and are not necessarily associated with bowel disease activity. Abnormal pulmonary functions test have been reported during inflammatory bowel disease exacerbations, and although pulmonary findings can present with a variety of symptoms, subclinical presentations have also been described. Pulmonary manifestations are usually steoid-responsive, as was the case in our patients.
Start page
293
End page
296
Volume
23
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-1442313456
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
ISSN of the container
10225129
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