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. 2014 Nov 15;5(4):560–569. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.560

Table 1.

Classification of airway diseases secondary to inflammatory bowel diseases[1,3,4]

Site of involvement Manifestations Percent of total PM
Upper extrathoracic and intrathoracic airways (larynx/glottis, trachea, mainstem bronchi) Stenoses, tracheobronchitis, acute respiratory failure 7%-8%
Large airways Bronchiectasis 23%-26%
Simple chronic bronchitis without suppuration 10%-20%
Mucoid impaction
Bronchial granulomas
Suppurative bronchitis 3%-8%
Small airways Granulomatous bronchiolitis 3%-10%
Acute bronchiolitis
Diffuse panbronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
Concomitant diseases involving the airways Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sarcoidosis
A1 antitrypsin deficiency

PM: Pulmonary manifestations.