A Case of Hemorrhagic Cerebral Infarction in Ulcerative Colitis
Intestinal Research
;
: 52-55, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-36310
ABSTRACT
Ulcerative colitis is associated with a number of extraintestinal complications, including the infrequent occurrence of thromboembolic disease. Cerebral venous thrombosis is an extremely rare and fatal complication of ulcerative colitis. A 38-year-old woman presented with sluggish mentation and left hemiplegia. Ulcerative colitis had been diagnosed 3 years earlier by colonoscopy and biopsy, and had been controlled with a mesalazine. On admission, a brain computed tomography revealed a high density area in the right frontal lobe, and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an abnormal signal in the right frontal area, suggestive of a hemorrhagic cerebral infarction. She was managed with a decompressive craniectomy and conventional treatment for ulcerative colitis.
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Main subject:
Thrombosis
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Ulcer
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Biopsy
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Colitis, Ulcerative
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Cerebral Infarction
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Colonoscopy
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Mesalamine
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Venous Thrombosis
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Intestinal Research
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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