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
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143(4): 520-524, abr. 2015. ilus
Artigo
em Espanhol
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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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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Trombose dos Seios Intracranianos
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Colite Ulcerativa
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Uruguai
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Británico/UY
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