Upper lobe fibrosis in ulcerative colitis.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-93899
ABSTRACT
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.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Rectum
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Female
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Humans
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Colitis, Ulcerative
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Sigmoidoscopy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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