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Case Report

Pulmonary Complications in Patient with Ulcerative Colitis, Treated with 5-Aminosalicylic Preparations

by
Piotr Radwan
1,*,
Tomasz Łupina
2,
Karolina Radwan-Kwiatek
1 and
Janusz Milanowski
2
1
Katedra i Klinika Gastroenterologii AM, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
2
Katedra i Klinika Pneumonologii, Onkologii i Alergologii AM, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adv. Respir. Med. 2006, 74(2), 224-226; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.28056
Submission received: 1 March 2006 / Revised: 10 June 2006 / Accepted: 10 June 2006 / Published: 10 June 2006

Abstract

Pulmonary complications in patients with ulcerative colitis treated with 5-aminosalicylic acid are infrequent adverse events. The authors present a 35-year-old man, talcing sulfasalazine and mesalazine in whom pulmonary abnormalities resembling tuberculosis were observed during several months of therapy. Withdrawal of mesalazine resulted in complete resolution of lung injury. Patient is doing well on maintenance treatment with im­munosuppressants.
Keywords: ulcerative colitis; pulmonary complications; 5-aminosalicylic acid ulcerative colitis; pulmonary complications; 5-aminosalicylic acid

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Radwan, P.; Łupina, T.; Radwan-Kwiatek, K.; Milanowski, J. Pulmonary Complications in Patient with Ulcerative Colitis, Treated with 5-Aminosalicylic Preparations. Adv. Respir. Med. 2006, 74, 224-226. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.28056

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Radwan P, Łupina T, Radwan-Kwiatek K, Milanowski J. Pulmonary Complications in Patient with Ulcerative Colitis, Treated with 5-Aminosalicylic Preparations. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2006; 74(2):224-226. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.28056

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Radwan, Piotr, Tomasz Łupina, Karolina Radwan-Kwiatek, and Janusz Milanowski. 2006. "Pulmonary Complications in Patient with Ulcerative Colitis, Treated with 5-Aminosalicylic Preparations" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 74, no. 2: 224-226. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.28056

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