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General Internal Medicine • Inflammatory Bowel Disease • Gastroenterology • Pulmonology • Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
What is your approach to managing ILD associated with inflammatory bowel disease?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
We must first convince ourselves that the "ILD" relates to the underlying IBD. Patients may be on an immunomodulating regimen that increases the risk of opportunistic infections. The regimen itself may cause diffuse pneumonitis. Environmental/occupational exposures may also play a role. Armed with c...
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
We co-manage with GI and Rheumatology.