Thrombosis, an Early Presentation and Extensive Spondylosis, a Late Complication of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Document Type : Case report

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1 Tropical Medicine Department ,Faculty of Medicine ,Zagazig University ,Zagazig ,Egypt

2 Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) comprises two major disease entities, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, that may be complicated by a variety of extra-intestinal manifestations. We reported a 55 years old male patient presented by leg thrombosis years before developing florid intestinal manifestations of IBD. After a detailed history taking and investigations, the patient proved to have ulcerative colitis with extensive spondylosis of the spine and had thrombocytosis. The condition of the patient improved on medical therapy for ulcerative colitis plus anti-platelet drug.

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