Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation

Phlebosclerotic colitis presents with ischemic bowels and calcification of the mesenteric veins. Owing to its rarity, we have little information on the complications of this disease. Herein, we report on a 77-year-old woman with phlebosclerotic colitis and interstitial lung disease. She was diagnose...

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Main Authors: Tomoyasu Takemura, Yuki Kataoka, Reika Iki, Yasuyuki Nishioka, Naoko Matsubara, Mitsunori Kanagaki, Yoshitomo Yasumizu
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Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/488525
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spelling doaj-66ab7362cb244e369168c46f71bf4e862020-11-24T22:30:07ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312018-04-0112118218810.1159/000488525488525Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis ManifestationTomoyasu TakemuraYuki KataokaReika IkiYasuyuki NishiokaNaoko MatsubaraMitsunori KanagakiYoshitomo YasumizuPhlebosclerotic colitis presents with ischemic bowels and calcification of the mesenteric veins. Owing to its rarity, we have little information on the complications of this disease. Herein, we report on a 77-year-old woman with phlebosclerotic colitis and interstitial lung disease. She was diagnosed as having phlebosclerotic colitis by CT and colonoscopy. At the same time, chest CT also showed interstitial lung disease. After 4 years, she experienced exacerbation of interstitial lung disease. She recovered without treatment. The occurrence of interstitial lung disease may have been associated with her phlebosclerotic colitis.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/488525Phlebosclerotic colitisMesenteric phlebosclerosisInterstitial lung disease
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author Tomoyasu Takemura
Yuki Kataoka
Reika Iki
Yasuyuki Nishioka
Naoko Matsubara
Mitsunori Kanagaki
Yoshitomo Yasumizu
spellingShingle Tomoyasu Takemura
Yuki Kataoka
Reika Iki
Yasuyuki Nishioka
Naoko Matsubara
Mitsunori Kanagaki
Yoshitomo Yasumizu
Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Phlebosclerotic colitis
Mesenteric phlebosclerosis
Interstitial lung disease
author_facet Tomoyasu Takemura
Yuki Kataoka
Reika Iki
Yasuyuki Nishioka
Naoko Matsubara
Mitsunori Kanagaki
Yoshitomo Yasumizu
author_sort Tomoyasu Takemura
title Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation
title_short Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation
title_full Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation
title_fullStr Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation
title_full_unstemmed Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation
title_sort possibility of interstitial lung disease as a phlebosclerotic colitis manifestation
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2018-04-01
description Phlebosclerotic colitis presents with ischemic bowels and calcification of the mesenteric veins. Owing to its rarity, we have little information on the complications of this disease. Herein, we report on a 77-year-old woman with phlebosclerotic colitis and interstitial lung disease. She was diagnosed as having phlebosclerotic colitis by CT and colonoscopy. At the same time, chest CT also showed interstitial lung disease. After 4 years, she experienced exacerbation of interstitial lung disease. She recovered without treatment. The occurrence of interstitial lung disease may have been associated with her phlebosclerotic colitis.
topic Phlebosclerotic colitis
Mesenteric phlebosclerosis
Interstitial lung disease
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/488525
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