Pulmonary vasculitis complicating childhood ulcerative colitis.
A case of pulmonary vasculitis complicating ulcerative colitis is presented, and the literature is reviewed. Unexplained pulmonary problems complicating severe ulcerative colitis should prompt a review of rare etiologies to include pulmonary vasculitis, apical pulmonary fibrosis, and salicylazosulfapyridine-induced lung disease. Lung biopsy will establish a diagnosis of pulmonary vasculitis.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000473:pathology; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology*