Tracheal Involvement in Crohn Disease: the First Case in Korea

Tracheal Involvement in Crohn Disease: the First Case in Korea

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Respiratory involvement in Crohn disease (CD) is rare condition with only about a dozen reported cases. We report the first case of CD with tracheal involvement in Korea. An 18-year-old woman with CD was hospitalized because of coughing, dyspnea, and fever sustained for 3 weeks. Because she had stri...

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Main Authors: Seunghyun Park, Jongha Park, Hyun-Kuk Kim, Ji Yeon Kim, So Chong Hur, Ju Hyung Lee, Jae Won Jung, Juwon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hoon Jai Chun 2016-03-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
Crohn disease
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Tracheobronchial involvement
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2015-059.pdf
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Summary:Respiratory involvement in Crohn disease (CD) is rare condition with only about a dozen reported cases. We report the first case of CD with tracheal involvement in Korea. An 18-year-old woman with CD was hospitalized because of coughing, dyspnea, and fever sustained for 3 weeks. Because she had stridor in her neck, we performed computed tomography of the neck, which showed circumferential wall thickening of the larynx and hypopharynx. Bronchoscopy revealed mucosal irregularity, ulceration, and exudates debris in the proximal trachea, and bronchial biopsy revealed chronic inflammation with granulation tissue. Based on these findings, we suspected CD with tracheal involvement and began administering intravenous methylprednisolone at 1 mg/kg per day, after which her symptoms and bronchoscopic findings improved.
ISSN:2234-2400
2234-2443

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