Trombosis de senos venosos intracraneales: una complicación infrecuente y grave de la colitis ulcerosa. Primera comunicación de un caso en Uruguay / Intracranial sinus venous thrombosis in ulcerative colitis: Report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 143(4): 520-524, abr. 2015. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Intracranial sinus venous thrombosis (ICSVT) is a rare complication of ulcerative colitis that affects from 1.7 to 7.5% of patients. We report a 22 year-old male with ulcerative colitis in treatment with mesalazine and prednisone presenting with headache and speech disturbances. A magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a left temporal hemorrhagic infarct with thrombosis of the ispilateral superficial vein and sigmoid venous sinus. No cause of thrombophilia was detected. Anticoagulation with heparin was started which was changed to oral anticoagulation with warfarin. The patient was discharged ten days after admission.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
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Colitis, Ulcerative
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Uruguay
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
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