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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Thromboembolism in active ulcerative colitis
  1. Ian Y Goh1,
  2. Stefan Saric1,
  3. Paul Leschke3,
  4. Mark McFarlane2,
  5. Pankaj K Jha1
  1. 1 Department of Surgery, Nambour Hospital, Nambour, Australia
  2. 2 Department of Medicine, Nambour Hospital, Nambour, Australia
  3. 3 Department of Radiology, Nambour Hospital, Nambour, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ian Y Goh, ian.goh{at}uqconnect.edu.au

Summary

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a range of both intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations. Thromboembolism involving the arterial and/or venous systems is rare. Early recognition and treatment of thrombosis in patients with IBD may prevent progression and minimise complications. However, clear guidelines on the duration of treatment and indications for primary prophylaxis need to be established. We report a case of a young patient with ulcerative colitis, who developed multiple site arterial and venous thrombosis, all occurring within short intervals of each other.

  • venous thromboembolism
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • ulcerative colitis
  • vascular surgery
  • crohn's disease

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218608

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors IYG and SS: conception, literature review and drafting of manuscript. PKJ, MMF and PL: revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. PKJ, PL and MMF: approval of the version of the manuscript to be published.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.