Respiratory Tract Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease can manifest in many extraintestinal organ systems. Most frequently involved extraintestinal locations include mucocutaneous, hepatobiliary, and ocular organ systems. The respiratory tract is less commonly involved and is therefore frequently overlooked. It is believed that the involvement of the respiratory tract in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is underreported. Some conditions related to respiratory tract involvement might be subclinical, but others may h