Lung

Other nonneoplastic disease

Inflammatory bowel disease



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Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Cite this page: Weisenberg E. Inflammatory bowel disease. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lungnontumorIBD.html. Accessed December 25th, 2024.
Definition / general
  • Vast majority of patients with lung disease have history of IBD in GI tract, but lung disease may occur without GI disease
  • Lung involvement more common with ulcerative colitis than Crohn's disease
  • Acute or chronic bronchiolitis with nonnecrotizing granulomas, bronchopneumonia, interstitial pneumonia and organizing pneumonia
  • May be due to mesalamine (anti-inflammatory component of sulfasalazine, used to treat IBD)
  • May have CMV or atypical mycobacteria infections
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