Lung bullae, bronchiectasis, and Hashimoto's disease associated with ulcerative colitis treated by colectomy

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis has many systemic manifestations, such as erythema nodosum and iritis, and is now recognised as a multi-system disease. A patient is reported in whom total colectomy for ulcerative colitis was followed by development of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, Hashimoto's disease, and pulmonary bullae and bronchiectasis. The association of these conditions with ulcerative colitis and the similarity of their immunological mechanisms are discussed.