An unusual perilobular pattern of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis associated with Crohn's disease |
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| Authors: | A. DAWSON A.R. GIBBS G. ANDERSON |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Histopathology, Landough Hospital, Cardiff, Wales, UK;Department of Chest Clinic, Newport, Wales, UK |
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| Abstract: | Pulmonary pathology associated with inflammatory bowel disease is rare, and seldom biopsied. In this report, we describe a case of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis associated with Crohn's disease. Biopsy showed a unique pattern, with cellular fibroblastic proliferation and fibrosis affecting interlobular septa, spreading into the parenchymal interstitium from the periphery, with associated lymphoid aggregates and thickening of arterial adventitia. |
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| Keywords: | pulmonary interstitial fibrosis Crohn's disease |
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