Advanced pulmonary fi brosis as an extra-intestinal manifestation of infl ammatory bowel disease

Abstract

Extra-intestinal manifestations (EIMs) occur in 6% to 47% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), depending on the definition used. ¹ Pulmonary EIMs are considered rare; however, they are increasingly recognised. Here we report the case of a young female patient with newly diagnosed severe ulcerative colitis and advanced pulmonary fibrosis.