Images in Thorax: Bronchorrhoea complicating inflammatory bowel disease.

Autor: Jain, R., Scheurich, D., Lindberg, G. M., Girod, C. E.
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Zdroj: Thorax; Nov2006, Vol. 61 Issue 11, p1014-1014, 1p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph
Abstrakt: The article describes the diagnosis of a 25 year old Hispanic man with pulmonary manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. The patient has a three-year history of ulcerative colitis, and has a productive cough. Clinical examination showed coarse crackles at the lung bases and a prolonged expiratory phase. Bronchoscopic test revealed diffuse purulent secretions at his major airways. Pulmonary manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease is rare and has a variety of clinical presentations.
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