A Case of Pulmonary Thromboembolism in Crohn's Disease.
10.4046/trd.2009.66.5.370
- Author:
Eui Sung CHUNG
1
;
Jeong Ho KIM
;
Jin Hwan JUNG
;
Ju Young SHIN
;
Ju Ok YEOM
;
Ji Young KANG
;
Hyoung Kyu YOON
;
Jeong Sup SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jssong@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Crohn's disease;
Pulmonary thromboembolism
- MeSH:
Adult;
Crohn Disease;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
Korea;
Pulmonary Embolism
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2009;66(5):370-373
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Crohn's disease, a major form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is a chronic inflammatory condition that is characterized by microvascular and macrovascular involvement. Some extraintestinal complications can occur due to chronic systemic inflammation in IBD. Among them, a pulmonary thromboembolism is a rare manifestation of IBD but is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. To our best of knowledge, there is only one case report of a pulmonary thromboembolism as a complication of Crohn's disease in Korea. We present another rare case of pulmonary thromboembolism as complication in a 25-year-old man with underlying Crohn's disease.
