Upper lobe fibrosis in ulcerative colitis.
We report a case of ulcerative colitis where chest radiograph and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lungs revealed bilateral upper lobe fibrosis, which was misdiagnosed and treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was confirmed by sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy.
Singh
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
Sundaram
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Joshi
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D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*