Open AccessPulmonary involvement and allergic disorders in inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Νikolaos Tzanakis,
Ioanna Tsiligianni,
Nikolaos M. Siafakas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.299
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , atopy , subclinical infection , interstitial lung disease , lung , disease , inflammatory bowel diseases , immunology , ulcerative colitis , asthma
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been associated with either clinical or subclinical airway and parenchymal lung involvement and interstitial lung complications. Several studies have reported that atopy has a high prevalence in IBD patients. Overlapping allergic disorders seem to be present in both the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. The purpose of this review is to update clinicians on recent available literature and to discuss the need for a highly suspicious approach by clinicians.