Possibility of Interstitial Lung Disease as a Phlebosclerotic Colitis Manifestation

Abstract

Phlebosclerotic colitis presents with ischemic bowels and calcification of the mesenteric veins. Owing to its rarity, we have little information on the complications of this disease. Herein, we report on a 77-year-old woman with phlebosclerotic colitis and interstitial lung disease. She was diagnosed as having phlebosclerotic colitis by CT and colonoscopy. At the same time, chest CT also showed interstitial lung disease. After 4 years, she experienced exacerbation of interstitial lung disease. She recovered without treatment. The occurrence of interstitial lung disease may have been associated with her phlebosclerotic colitis.

Keywords

• Phlebosclerotic colitis
• Mesenteric phlebosclerosis
• Interstitial lung disease