Open AccessAssessment of thrombophilic abnormalities during the active state of inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Maha M Maher,
S. Soloma
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.41743
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , lupus anticoagulant , partial thromboplastin time , gastroenterology , antithrombin , ulcerative colitis , crohn's disease , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , immunology , factor v , thrombophilia , factor v leiden , disease , thrombosis , platelet , venous thrombosis , heparin
Thromboembolic disease has been recognized as a complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The relative contributions of inherited or acquired thrombophilia and the inflammatory response to the mechanism of this tendency are unclear. Thrombotic events are more common in active disease although significant numbers also occur spontaneously. The aim of this study was to investigate common thrombophilic markers in patients with active IBD.