A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s Disease
A 29 year-old-man with Crohn's disease, who developed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxemia two months following oral administration of mesalazine, was examined. Clinical findings and computed tomography were suggestive of, and lung histology was diagnostic of, bronchiolitis obliterans or...
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| description | A 29 year-old-man with Crohn's disease, who developed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxemia two months following oral administration of mesalazine, was examined. Clinical findings and computed tomography were suggestive of, and lung histology was diagnostic of, bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, also known as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. Although the data did not allow for definitive conclusions, they did suggest that the pulmonary disease was an extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease, rather than an adverse reaction to mesalazine. In fact, the patient showed clinical, radiological and functional improvements, despite the treatment with mesalazine and the withdrawal of steroid therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-898f4434fe53414a9cf4c167eb08cda42025-08-20T02:09:38ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412005-01-0112843743910.1155/2005/784071A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s DiseasePierluigi Carratù0Silvano Dragonieri1Maria Cristina Nocerino2Senia Maria Rosaria Trabucco3Donato Lacedonia4Giuseppe Parisi5Onofrio Resta6Institute of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Methodology and Medical Surgery Technology, ItalyInstitute of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Methodology and Medical Surgery Technology, ItalyInstitute of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Methodology and Medical Surgery Technology, ItalyInstitute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyInstitute of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Methodology and Medical Surgery Technology, ItalyInstitute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyInstitute of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Methodology and Medical Surgery Technology, ItalyA 29 year-old-man with Crohn's disease, who developed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxemia two months following oral administration of mesalazine, was examined. Clinical findings and computed tomography were suggestive of, and lung histology was diagnostic of, bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, also known as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. Although the data did not allow for definitive conclusions, they did suggest that the pulmonary disease was an extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease, rather than an adverse reaction to mesalazine. In fact, the patient showed clinical, radiological and functional improvements, despite the treatment with mesalazine and the withdrawal of steroid therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/784071 |
| spellingShingle | Pierluigi Carratù Silvano Dragonieri Maria Cristina Nocerino Senia Maria Rosaria Trabucco Donato Lacedonia Giuseppe Parisi Onofrio Resta A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s Disease Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s Disease |
| title_full | A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s Disease |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s Disease |
| title_short | A Case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Occurring in Crohn’s Disease |
| title_sort | case of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia occurring in crohn s disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/784071 |
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