Open AccessInflammatory bowel disease and pulmonary embolism: Because of 3 cases
Author(s) -
Betül Abanoz,
Arif Coşar,
Müge Erbay,
Savaş Özsu,
Yılmaz Bülbül
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.10745
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , inflammatory bowel disease , thromboembolic disease , intensive care medicine , disease , steroid use , pulmonary disease , embolism , thrombosis
Thromboembolic complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Thromboembolic events are observed more frequently during acute flare of the disease, especially patients received steroid therapy. Increase in awareness and especially anticoagulation prophylaxis in these patients are extremely important. In this article, three cases with diagnosed pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) were presented accompanied by the current literature.