From Pulmonary Embolism to Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Give Tunnel Vision up

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multisystem disorder with gastrointestinal tract involvement. These patients have the higher risk for thromboembolic events compared to normal population. This study describes a unique case of pulmonaryembolism as a first manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease.

Keywords

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• pulmonary embolism
• venous thrombosis