A Case of Interstitial Lung Disease in Ulcerative Colitis.

Yoo, Min Kyu; Lee, June Ho; Han, Seong Beom; Jeon, Young June; Cho, Seung Che

doi:1997.44.5.1140

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 44(5); 1997 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1997;44(5):1140-1145.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1997.44.5.1140 Published online October 1, 1997.

A Case of Interstitial Lung Disease in Ulcerative Colitis.

Min Kyu Yoo, June Ho Lee, Seong Beom Han, Young June Jeon, Seung Che Cho

¹National Kongju Tuberculosis Hospital, Kongju, Korea.
²Department of Internal Medicine Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
³Department of Pathology Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.

Abstract

Extracolonic manifestations which occur in approximately 10-20% of patients with ulcerative colitis most commonly affect joints, skin, liver and eyes. In contrast, pulmonary involvement in ulcerative colitis is very rare. However, a variety of respiratory disorders has been associated with ulcerative colitis, including pulmonary vasculitis, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, interstitial fibrosis, pleural effusion. Since the first observation of pulmonary involvement in ulcerative colitis by Kraft in 1976, a few cases have been reported, and probably no such case have been reported in Korea yet. Here we report an experience concerning 56 year-old man interstitial lung disease in ulcerative colitis, who was diagnosed by clinical, radiographic, endoscopic, histologic findings.

Key Words: Interstitial lung disease, Ulcerative colitis