Stroke in inflammatory bowel disease: a report of two cases and review of the literature

Thrombosis is a recognised complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in particular venous thrombosis. Arterial thrombosis, especially stroke is rare. There is a paucity of information regarding stroke in IBD and its management. The authors describe two cases of stroke in patients with IBD du...

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Autores principales: Joshi, Deepak, Dickel, Tobias, Aga, Rakesh, Smith-Laing, Gray
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2330027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18358077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-6-2
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Sumario:Thrombosis is a recognised complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in particular venous thrombosis. Arterial thrombosis, especially stroke is rare. There is a paucity of information regarding stroke in IBD and its management. The authors describe two cases of stroke in patients with IBD during periods of increased disease activity. The literature regarding this devastating complication and the procoagulant state that exists in IBD are reviewed.

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