A case of antiphospholipid syndrome with Crohn's disease / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

Antiphospholipid syndrome has received considerable attention due to its association with a number of serious clinical disorders including arterial and venous throboembolism, acute ischemic encephalopathy, and recurrent pregnancy loss. Thrombotic episodes are well recognized complication of Crohn's disease. Hypercoagulable state of the disease may be responsible for such thrombotic events. The association of IBD and autoimmune condition is also well recognized, even poorly understood. There may be a possible association between antiphospholipid syndrome and hypercoagulable state in Crohn's disease. Few reports on Crohn's diseases associated with antiphospholipid syndrome were documented. We experienced a 31-year-old female patient who was admitted for cerebral infaction and diagnosed of antiphospholipid syndrome with Crohn's disease.