[Bronchiectasis following colectomy in a patient with ulcerative colitis and factor V Leiden mutation]. / Bronquiectasias tras colectomía en paciente con colitis ulcerosa y mutación del factor V Leiden.

For some years it has been known that lung disease may be present in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Diseases of the central airway, bronchi, and lung parenchyma are among the most common forms of lung involvement in IBD patients. Bronchiectasis is frequent and almost always appears after the onset of disease and in close association with inflammatory activity. However, reports of the appearance of bronchiectasis following colectomy for an exacerbation of IBD have been rare. We present the case of a 36-year-old man with severe ulcerative colitis who, following a total colectomy, developed bilateral bronchiectasis 12 months after surgery and for whom both preoperative and postoperative computed tomography scans were available.

[Varicella pneumonia in a healthy adult. Review of risk factors and treatment]. / Neumonia varicelosa en un adulto sano. Revisión de factores de riesgo y tratamiento.

We present the case of a healthy adult patient without underlying risk factors, who developed bilateral pneumonia and respiratory failure during an outbreak in his family of infection by the Varicella-Zoster virus. IV. acyclovir treatment was begun with good clinical and radiological response and improvement in blood-oxygen levels. We review below risk factors and patients susceptible to treatment with acyclovir.