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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] [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
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- 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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Ishikawa T, Suzuki J, Shirai T, Koizumi S, Tsuchiya Y, Hishinuma K, Nakamura Y, Katori Y. Presence of Phlebitis in Aseptic Nasal Septal Abscess Complicated with Ulcerative Colitis; Possible Association with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Report. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2022; 258:29-34. [PMID: 35768225 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.2022.j053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Tomohiko Ishikawa
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Nephrology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital
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- Division of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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Sy A, Khalidi N, Dehghan N, Barra L, Carette S, Cuthbertson D, Hoffman GS, Koening CL, Langford CA, McAlear C, Moreland L, Monach PA, Seo P, Specks U, Sreih A, Ytterberg SR, Van Assche G, Merkel PA, Pagnoux C. Vasculitis in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: A study of 32 patients and systematic review of the literature. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2016; 45:475-82. [PMID: 26315859 PMCID: PMC4982464 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Published small case series suggest that inflammatory bowel disease [IBD; Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC)] and vasculitis co-occur more frequently than would be expected by chance. OBJECTIVES To describe this association by an analysis of a large cohort of carefully studied patients and through a systematic literature review. METHODS Patients with both IBD and vasculitis enrolled in the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) Longitudinal Studies, followed in Canadian Vasculitis research network (CanVasc) centers and/or in the University of Toronto's IBD clinic were included in this case series. A systematic literature review of patients with IBD and vasculitis involved a PubMed search through February 2014. The main characteristics of patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) and IBD were compared to those in patients with TAK without IBD followed in the VCRC. RESULTS The study identified 32 patients with IBD and vasculitis: 13 with large-vessel vasculitis [LVV; 12 with TAK, 1 with giant cell arteritis (GCA); 8 with CD, 5 with UC]; 8 with ANCA-associated vasculitis [AAV; 6 granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), 2 with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)]; 5 with isolated cutaneous vasculitis; and 6 with other vasculitides. Patients with LVV and AAV were mostly female (18/21). The diagnosis of IBD preceded that of vasculitis in 12/13 patients with LVV and 8/8 patients with AAV. The review of the literature identified 306 patients with IBD and vasculitis: 144 with LVV (133 TAK; 87 with IBD preceding LVV), 19 with AAV [14 GPA, 1 EGPA, 4 microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)], 66 with isolated cutaneous vasculitis, and 77 with other vasculitides. Patients with IBD and TAK were younger and had more frequent headaches, constitutional symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms compared to those patients in the VCRC who had TAK without IBD. CONCLUSIONS These findings highlight the risk of vasculitis, especially TAK, in patients with IBD (both CD and UC).
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- Alice Sy
- Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, The Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Building, 60 Murray St, Ste 2-220, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3L9
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- Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, The Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Building, 60 Murray St, Ste 2-220, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3L9
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- Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- The Vasculitis Center, Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto-Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, The Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Building, 60 Murray St, Ste 2-220, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3L9.
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Majewski S, Piotrowski W. Pulmonary manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. Arch Med Sci 2015; 11:1179-88. [PMID: 26788078 PMCID: PMC4697051 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2015.56343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
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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Nomoto H, Hayashi Y, Shinozaki S, Yano T, Sunada K, Sasao W, Kitamura A, Ohashi M, Hiyama S, Lefor AK, Yamamoto H. Ulcerative colitis-associated pulmonary nodules with cavity formation successfully treated with mesalazine and granulocyte-monocyte apheresis. Clin J Gastroenterol 2014; 7:476-80. [PMID: 25491905 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-014-0530-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Pulmonary complications of ulcerative colitis (UC) are relatively rare. Generally, pulmonary lesions with cavity formation are difficult to distinguish from infections or Wegener's granulomatosis lesions. A 15-year-old female with no remarkable past medical history had multiple pulmonary nodules on chest X-ray. Since empirical treatment with wide-spectrum antibiotics did not improve her symptoms, she was transferred for further evaluation. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) scan showed multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules with cavity formation, 8-65 mm in diameter, located mainly in the right lung. She was diagnosed with UC based on sigmoidoscopy. She was treated with mesalazine and granulocyte-monocyte apheresis (GMA). Steroids were not administered, because an infectious disease could not be excluded. Seven days after starting GMA, her symptoms and laboratory findings improved, and she was discharged. After the completion of 10 courses of GMA, chest radiography and CT scan showed marked diminution of the pulmonary lesions. UC-associated pulmonary lesions can be treated without steroid administration, and we suggest that this strategy is an option for a patient with UC-associated pulmonary lesions that cannot be differentiated from an infection.
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- Hiroaki Nomoto
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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dos Santos CE, Dal Pizzol VI, Aragão SC, Filho AR, Marques FM. Vasculite c-ANCA relacionada em paciente com retocolite ulcerativa: relato de caso*. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0482-50042013000500012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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dos Santos CE, Dal Pizzol VI, Aragão SC, Filho AR, Marques FM. c-ANCA-associated vasculitis in patients with ulcerative colitis: a case report*. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s2255-5021(13)70116-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Talwar A, Kunst H, Ngatchu T, Trotter S. A case presentation of a pulmonary complication of ulcerative colitis. BMJ Case Rep 2013; 2013:bcr-02-2012-5806. [PMID: 23283604 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-02-2012-5806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
We present the case of a 25-year-old Afro-Caribbean man with a longstanding history of ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. The patient presented to clinic and reported pleuritic-type chest pain. A routine chest radiograph requested from the clinic revealed an incidental right middle zone opacity in the right lung. A subsequent high-resolution CT showed multiple lung nodules. The patient also had a positive cytoplamic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (cANCA) and proteinase 3 antibodies. Bronchoscopy was inconclusive. A video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery biopsy was then taken. The histology revealed changes suggestive of bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia. The pulmonary manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease are poorly characterised. Our literature search has revealed cases hypothesising that immune system dysregulation could display pulmonary complications of ulcerative colitis. The aetiology is thought to be related to the treatment with mesalazine. However, our patient also had a positive vasculitic screen. Previous cases have resolved with supportive management or steroid therapy.
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- Ambika Talwar
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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Kang SM, Jang YR, Yoon HH, Kim S, Kim EY, Ha SY, Park JW. A Case of Balsalazide-Induced Limited Form of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia-like Variant in Ulcerative Colitis. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2012; 72:323-7. [PMID: 23227073 PMCID: PMC3510283 DOI: 10.4046/trd.2012.72.3.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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5-Aminosalicylate agents are the main therapeutic agents for ulcerative colitis. Balsalazide is a prodrug of 5-aminosalicylate and has fewer side effects than the other 5-aminosalicylate agents. Pulmonary complications resembling granulomatosis with polyangiitis in ulcerative colitis are extremely rare. Here, we report a patient with ulcerative colitis on balsalazide presenting respiratory symptoms and multiple pulmonary nodules from a chest radiography that was pathologically diagnosed with a limited form of granulomatosis with polyangiitis with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia-like variant. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a balsalazide-induced limited form of granulomatosis with polyangiitis with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia-like variant.
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- Shin Myung Kang
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2010; 22:97-105. [DOI: 10.1097/bor.0b013e328334b3e8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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