Ischemic Stroke in Patient Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in the Active Phase: A Case Report/Aktif Donemde ve Yeni Tani Konmus Ulseratif Kolitli Hastada Gelisen Inme: Olgu Sunumu

• Published in: İstanbul Medical Journal Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 241
• Main Author: Bulur, Atilla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Turkish
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi Tic. Ltd 01-08-2021
• Subjects: Blood clot; Health aspects; Ischemia; Metronidazole; Rivaroxaban; Stroke (Disease); Thrombosis; Ulcerative colitis
• ISSN: 2619-9793
• DOI: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2021.03443

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease are the two major types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The close relationship between inflammation and thrombosis also affects the clinical course and severity of IBD. While venous thrombus is common in IBD, as in many other inflammatory diseases, arterial thrombus, and stroke are rare. Herein, we present a case of a newly diagnosed UC in the active phase of stroke despite being followed up with prophylactic anticoagulant therapy. Keywords: Ulcerative colitis, inflammation, arterial thrombus, stroke Ulseratif kolit (UK) ve Crohn hastaligi inflamatuvar barsak hastaliginin (IBH) iki ana turudur. Enflamasyon ve trombus arasindaki yakin iliski ayni zamanda IBH'nin klinik seyrini ve ciddiyetini de etkiler. Diger bircok inflamatuvar hastalikta oldugu gibi IBH'ninde venoz trombus yaygin iken, arteriyel trombus ve inme cok nadir gorulur. Sunulmus olan olgu, profilaktik antikoagulan tedavi altinda izlenmesine ragmen inme geciren aktif donemde ve yeni tani almis bir UK hastasidir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Ulseratif kolit, enflamasyon, arteriyel tromboz, inme