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Suzuki A, Noro R, Omori J, Terasaki Y, Tanaka T, Fujita K, Takano N, Sakurai Y, Suga M, Hayashi A, Okamura K, Saito Y, Kasahara K, Iwakiri K, Kubota K, Seike M. Pulmonary manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease: Two case reports. Respir Med Case Rep 2023; 45:101914. [PMID: 37719886 PMCID: PMC10500478 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Pulmonary involvement associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are a rare extraintestinal manifestation (EIM) of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), we herein presented two cases. Case 1: 53-year-old man with Crohn's disease treated with mesalazine and azathioprine. Pulmonary nodular shadows were incidentally detected on chest imaging, and revealed granulomas through transbronchial lung biopsy. Case 2: 68-year-old man with ulcerative colitis treated with mesalazine. He presented with fever and respiratory symptoms, and chest imaging showed multiple nodular infiltrates. He was diagnosed with organizing pneumonia by lung biopsy. Both cases were diagnosed to have pulmonary involvement associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) according to multidisciplinary examination including positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG-PET) and pathological test. Pulmonary manifestations with IBD may not always require discontinuation of drugs or additional use of steroids or immunosuppressants.
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- Ayana Suzuki
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Li L, Liu P, Niu X, He C. Interstitial Lung Disease as an Extraintestinal Manifestation of Crohn's Disease in the Time of COVID-19: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Inflamm Res 2022; 15:5733-5737. [PMID: 36238767 PMCID: PMC9553307 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s380879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Recently, the extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease (CD) have attracted more and more attention, among which interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a rare extraintestinal manifestation. Clinical presentation is polymorphic and pathogenesis remains unclear. The purpose of this article is to elaborate on these rare extraintestinal manifestations of CD, and the importance of short-term chest computed tomography (CT) for differential diagnosis is emphasized. Case Presentation A 27-year-old male patient, who is a student, presented with chief complaints of "loose stools for 4 months, intermittent low-grade fever for 1 month". The next day, he developed a high fever with a body temperature of 39.8°C. A chest CT scan revealed multiple patellar ground glass shadows which suggested ILD. In the time of Corona virus disease (COVID-19), novel coronavirus pneumonia was first suspected according to the patient's history and symptoms, but laboratory examinations did not confirm. Colonoscopy showed multiple ulcers between the sigmoid colon to the terminal ileum, and pathology found epithelioid granuloma in submucosa. Moreover, a total gastrointestinal CT angiography showed that segmental leaping thickening of the bowel. Based on the above results, we ultimately made a diagnosis of CD. After using systemic steroid therapy, his fever was quickly relieved, and a follow-up chest CT showed that multiple patellar ground glass shadows were almost completely absorbed. Then, infliximab was used, and a repeat colonoscopy showed that intestinal ulcers were significantly improved. Conclusion ILD is a rare extraintestinal manifestation of CD and reveals the excellent response to systemic steroid therapy. Manifestations of pulmonary disease associated with IBD are polymorphic; therefore; clinicians should be more vigilant regarding IBD-related ILD, especially when infectious causes have been excluded in the time of COVID-19. For those with ILD related to IBD, a short-term follow-up CT would be crucial.
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- Lin Li
- Departments of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People’s Republic of China
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- Departments of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People’s Republic of China
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- Departments of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People’s Republic of China,Correspondence: Xiaoping Niu; Chiyi He, Departments of Gastroenterology, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People’s Republic of China, Email ;
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- Departments of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, People’s Republic of China
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Many granulomatous diseases can mimic sarcoidosis histologically and in terms of their clinical features. These mimics include infectious granulomatous diseases, granulomatous reactions to occupational and environmental exposures, granulomatous drug reactions, vasculitides and idiopathic granulomatous conditions. It is important to distinguish sarcoidosis from these mimics, as a misdiagnosis of these diseases may have serious consequences. This manuscript reviews numerous sarcoidosis mimics and describes features of these diseases that may allow them to be differentiated from sarcoidosis. Distinguishing features between sarcoidosis and its mimics requires a careful review of the medical history, symptoms, demographics, radiographic findings, histologic features, and additional laboratory data. Understanding the clinical characteristics of sarcoidosis and its mimics should lead to more accurate diagnoses and treatment of granulomatous disorders that should improve the care of these patients. As the diagnostic criteria of sarcoidosis are not standardized, it is possible that some of these sarcoidosis mimics may represent varied clinical presentations of sarcoidosis itself.
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- Marc A Judson
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine MC-91, Department of Medicine, Albany, NY, United States
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Eliadou E, Moleiro J, Ribaldone DG, Astegiano M, Rothfuss K, Taxonera C, Ghalim F, Carbonnel F, Verstockt B, Festa S, Maia L, Berrozpe A, Zagorowicz E, Savarino E, Ellul P, Vavricka SR, Calvo M, Koutroubakis I, Hoentjen F, Salazar LF, Callela F, Cañete Pizarro F, Soufleris K, Sonnenberg E, Cavicchi M, Wypych J, Hommel C, Ghiani A, Fiorino G. Interstitial and Granulomatous Lung Disease in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 14:480-489. [PMID: 31602473 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interstitial lung [ILD] disease and granulomatous lung disease [GLD] are rare respiratory disorders that have been associated with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. Clinical presentation is polymorphic and aetiology is unclear. METHODS This was an ECCO-CONFER project. Cases of concomitant ILD or GLD and IBD, or drug-induced ILD/GLD, were collected. The criteria for diagnosing ILD and GLD were based on definitions from the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society and on the discretion of reporting clinician. RESULTS We identified 31 patients with ILD. The majority had ulcerative colitis [UC] [n = 22]. Drug-related ILD was found in 64% of these patients, 25 patients [80.6%] required hospitalisation, and one required non-invasive ventilation. The causative drug was stopped in all drug-related ILD, and 87% of patients received systemic steroids. At follow-up, 16% of patients had no respiratory symptoms, 16% had partial improvement, 55% had ongoing symptoms, and there were no data in 13%. One patient was referred for lung transplantation, and one death from lung fibrosis was reported. We also identified 22 GLD patients: most had Crohn's disease [CD] [n = 17]. Drug-related GLD was found in 36% of patients and 10 patients [45.4%] required hospitalisation. The causative drug was stopped in all drug-related GLD, and 81% of patients received systemic steroids. Remission of both conditions was achieved in almost all patients. CONCLUSIONS ILD and GLD, although rare, can cause significant morbidity. In our series, over half of cases were drug-related and therefore focused pharmacovigilance is needed to identify and manage these cases.
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- Elena Eliadou
- Gastroenterology Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester UK
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- Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Gastroenterologia-U, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Robert-Bosch Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos and Instituto de Investigación del Hospital Clínico San Carlos [IdISSC], Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Kremlin Bicêtre Hospital, University Paris Sud, Paris, France
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- Gastroenterology Department, Kremlin Bicêtre Hospital, University Paris Sud, Paris, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, and Department of CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Ospedale San Filippo Neri, UOS Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali Porto, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- IBD Unit, Bellvitge's Hospital, Barcelona, SpainWarsaw, Poland
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- Maria Sklodowska Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Department of Gastroenterology,Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology,University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, Valleta, Malta
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- UOC Gastroenterologia, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Theagenion Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Gatroenterology, Clinique de Bercy, Creteil, France
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- Surgery & Gastroenterology Department, Copernicus Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium,Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic [Robert-Bosch-Hospital], Department of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine, Gerlingen, Germany
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Gastroenterology Department, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Mora Carpio AL, Stempel JM, de Lima Corvino D, Garvia V, Climaco A. Granulomatous response to invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunotherapy-naive host, a maladaptive response? Respir Med Case Rep 2018; 24:158-162. [PMID: 29977786 PMCID: PMC6010647 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pulmonary aspergillosis causes a wide spectrum of disease, ranging from asymptomatic airway colonization to severe invasive disease, contingent on the host's immune status and underlying pulmonary anatomy. The invasive form of aspergillosis is a rare occurrence in the immunocompetent population. Nevertheless, patients with a compromised innate immune response are at greatest risk. We present a case of a patient with known Crohn's disease who developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. His clinical picture was further complicated by an uncommon immune response characterized by the development of granulomas encasing the Aspergillus forms found on his lung biopsy, likely representing a maladaptive response, possibly related to the effects of his granulomatous disease in the lungs. He was successfully treated with antifungal therapy and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery with placement of thoracostomy tube drainage for a parapneumonic effusion. We will discuss the factors leading to his atypical presentation and clinical outcome.
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- Andres L. Mora Carpio
- Internal Medicine Department, Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road, Klein Building, Suite 363, Philadelphia PA 19141, USA
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Bronchopulmonary signs and symptoms are examples of variable extraintestinal manifestations of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). These complications of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) seem to be underrecognized by both pulmonary physicians and gastroenterologists. The objective of the present review was to gather and summarize information on this particular matter, on the basis of available up-to-date literature. Tracheobronchial involvement is the most prevalent respiratory presentation, whereas IBD-related interstitial lung disease is less frequent. Latent and asymptomatic pulmonary involvement is not unusual. Differential diagnosis should always consider infections (mainly tuberculosis) and drug-induced lung pathology. The common link between intestinal disease and lung pathology is unknown, but many hypotheses have been proposed. It is speculated that environmental pollution, common immunological mechanisms and predisposing genetic factors may play a role.
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- Sebastian Majewski
- Department of Pneumology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pneumology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Chen GL, Wang J, Li BZ, Li LM, Mo HY, Ye S. Cutaneous Vasculitis, Interstitial Pneumonia with Crazy-Paving Appearance, and Positive pANCA in a Patient with Severe Crohn's Disease. Case Rep Gastrointest Med 2014; 2014:485714. [PMID: 25371834 DOI: 10.1155/2014/485714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Revised: 07/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cutaneous vasculitis, interstitial pneumonia with crazy-paving appearance on high-resolution computed tomography, and repeated positive perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (pANCA) are rarely found together in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the existing literature. We report the case of a Chinese patient previously diagnosed with cutaneous vasculitis and interstitial pneumonia, who presented with acute pain and mass in his right lower quadrant a couple of years later. The terminal ileum biopsy and postoperative pathology confirmed Crohn's disease (CD).
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Crohn’s disease (CD) is a systemic illness with a constellation of extraintestinal manifestations affecting various organs. Of these extraintestinal manifestations of CD, those involving the lung are relatively rare. However, there is a wide array of lung manifestations, ranging from subclinical alterations, airway diseases and lung parenchymal diseases to pleural diseases and drug-related diseases. The most frequent manifestation is bronchial inflammation and suppuration with or without bronchiectasis. Bronchoalveolar lavage findings show an increased percentage of neutrophils. Drug-related pulmonary abnormalities include disorders which are directly induced by sulfasalazine, mesalamine and methotrexate, and opportunistic lung infections due to immunosuppressive treatment. In most patients, the development of pulmonary disease parallels that of intestinal disease activity. Although infrequent, clinicians dealing with CD must be aware of these, sometimes life-threatening, conditions to avoid further impairment of health status and to alleviate patient symptoms by prompt recognition and treatment. The treatment of CD-related respiratory disorders depends on the specific pattern of involvement, and in most patients, steroids are required in the initial management.
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Lu DG, Ji XQ, Zhao Q, Zhang CQ, Li ZF. Tracheobronchial nodules and pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with Crohn's disease. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:5653-7. [PMID: 23112563 PMCID: PMC3482657 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Revised: 07/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/29/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Crohn’s disease is a granulomatous systemic disorder of unknown etiology. Obvious pulmonary involvement is exceptional. Tracheal involvement in Crohn’s disease is even more unusual, only a few cases have been reported to date. We herein report a rare case of tracheobronchial nodules and pulmonary infiltrates in both lungs as a complication of Crohn’s disease. A 42-year-old man underwent pancolectomy for multiple broken colon caused by Crohn’s disease. Forty days later pulmonary symptoms and radiologic abnormalities were noted. A search for bacterial (including mycobacteria) and fungal in the repeated sputum proved negative. The treatment consisted of intravenous antimicrobials for one month, but there was no improvement in pyrexia or cough and radiologic abnormalities. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) was performed and revealed nodes in the trachea and the right upper lobe opening. Histopathology of tracheobronchial nodules and bronchial mucosa biopsy specimen both showed granulomatous inflammation with proliferation of capillaries and inflammatory cells. Oral steroid and salicylazosulfapyridine were commenced and led to marked improvement in symptoms and an almost complete resolution of his chest radiograph. Repeated FOB showed that nodes in the trachea disappeared and the ones in the right upper lobe opening diminished obviously. Crohn’s disease can be associated with several respiratory manifestations. The form of tracheal and bronchopulmonary involvement in Crohn’s disease is rare and responded well to steroids.
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Franke A, Fischer A, Nothnagel M, Becker C, Grabe N, Till A, Lu T, Müller-Quernheim J, Wittig M, Hermann A, Balschun T, Hofmann S, Niemiec R, Schulz S, Hampe J, Nikolaus S, Nürnberg P, Krawczak M, Schürmann M, Rosenstiel P, Nebel A, Schreiber S. Genome-wide association analysis in sarcoidosis and Crohn's disease unravels a common susceptibility locus on 10p12.2. Gastroenterology 2008; 135:1207-15. [PMID: 18723019 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2008] [Revised: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Crohn's disease (CD) and sarcoidosis (SA) are chronic inflammatory barrier diseases that share several clinical and immunological features, including the occurrence of granulomas. METHODS A 100k genome-wide association study with 83,360 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was performed on 382 CD patients, 398 SA patients, and 394 control individuals. The 24 SNPs that were most strongly associated in the combined CD/SA phenotype were selected for verification in an independent sample of 1,317 patients (660 CD and 657 SA) and 1,091 controls. RESULTS The most significant association (Bonferroni corrected P = .036) was obtained at SNP rs1398024 on chromosome 10p12.2, with an odds ratio (OR) for both diseases of 0.81 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.69-0.96) for carriership of the rarer allele A. The P value in the overall combined sample was 4.24 x 10(-6). During further follow-up, a moderate association (OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.72-0.96; P = .015) was observed between rs1398024 and ulcerative colitis (1,080 patients vs 1,091 controls), the second main subphenotype of inflammatory bowel disease in addition to CD. Extensive fine mapping of the 10p12.2 locus points to yet unidentified variants in the C10ORF67 gene region as the most likely underlying risk factors. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates that the combined analysis of different, albeit clinically related, phenotypes can lead to the identification of common susceptibility loci.
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- Andre Franke
- Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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