PubMed · 1980 · 73 citations · 0 references
MedicineClinical SciencesInternal MedicineGastroenterologyInflammationPulmonary Function TestingGastrointestinal InflammationInflammatory Bowel DiseasePulmonary Function AssessmentPulmonary InflammationInflammatory Bowel Disease PathophysiologyInflammatory Bowel Disease TherapyInflammatory Bowel Function
Pulmonary function has been assessed in 36 outpatients with inflammatory bowel disease. The carbon monoxide transfer factor was found to be significantly reduced in patients as compared with matched controls (P less than 0.01). The reason for this reduction is not clear but it is unlikely to be due to sulfasalazine (Salazosulphapyridine).