Stroke in inflammatory bowel disease: a report of two cases and review of the literature
نویسندگان
چکیده
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.
منابع مشابه
EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND REVIEW OF THE ENGLISH LITERATURE
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rarely reported condition. The disease is characterized by peripheral blood eosinophilia, eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall to a variable depth, and gastrointestinal complaints. Allergic diathesis can be found in most of the cases. In this article we report two cases with interesting epidemiological characteristics and we will have a brief review ...
متن کاملPyoderma Vegetans: A Case Report in a Child Suspected to Primary Immunodeficiency and Review of the Literature
Pyoderma vegetans (PV) is a rare inflammatory disorder characterized by vegetating pustules and plaques affecting the skin and mucosal membranes. It is believed that this entity is mostly associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), chronic malnutrition, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malignancies, and other immunocompromised states. Pyoderma vegetans occurs more commonly in young and...
متن کاملGeneralized granuloma annulare: a report of 2 cases and literature review
Granuloma annulare (GA) is an idiopathic benign skin disease, characterized by annular dermal plaques or papules. Much is still unknown concerning its aetiology, association, and pathogenesis.We report two patients with generalized GA (GGA), with different age of presentation, co-morbidities, and disease morphology. Herein, we report two patients with GGA with different clinical features,...
متن کاملPRIMARY LOCALIZED RETROPERITONEAL AMYLOID TUMOR WITH OSSEOUS META PLASIA: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Amyloidoma or amyloid tumor is a tumor-like localized deposit of amyloid encountered occasionally in association with multiple myeloma, various chronic inflammatory diseases and primary amyloidosis. Amyloid tumors unassociated with plasmacytoma or other disease are extremely rare in soft tissues and few cases in various situations have been reported. Histologic examination discloses amorp...
متن کاملIdiopathic granulomatous mastitis: report of 3 cases and a review of the literature
Absract Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a rare, inflammatory, and benign breast disease characterized by non-caseating granulomata and microabscesses limited to breast lobules. This condition presents as a firm breast mass that is clinically and radiologically indistinguishable from breast cancer, or as multiple or recurrent abscesses, or mastitis in a young non-lactating woman. Al...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thrombosis Journal
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008