Abstract:INTRODUCTION:
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a variety of both intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations. Among the range of extraintestinal manifestations of IBD, venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a rare complication with high morbidity and mortality. VTE can present in patients with both active disease, which is more prevalent, or in well-controlled disease, which suggests a prothrombotic risk in patients with IBD. The case below is a classic presentation of VTE in IBD, and raises questio… Show more
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