Inflammatory bowel diseases
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Inflamm. Bowel Dis. · Aug 2001
Case ReportsGranulomatous lung masses in an elderly patient with inactive Crohn's disease.
This is a case report of a 77-year-old female with Crohn's disease manifested by recurrent bowel obstructions, who required surgical resections on two occasions but no further medical treatment. She presented 2 years later with pulmonary infiltrates, hilar adenopathy, and multiple lung masses. ⋯ Six months later, these pulmonary lesions partially resolved without therapy. This case illustrates significant pulmonary manifestations of Crohn's disease in the absence of active gastrointestinal disease.