1. Thrombotic Storm With Budd-Chiari Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient With Ulcerative Colitis
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Rohit Josyabhatla, Diane Hsu, Sharon D'Mello, and Michael McGuire
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Ulcerative Colitis Flare ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,animal diseases ,Inflammatory Bowel Disease ,Case Report ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Ulcerative colitis ,Thrombotic storm ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pediatric patient ,0302 clinical medicine ,Increased risk ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Budd–Chiari syndrome ,Medicine ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,business - Abstract
Ulcerative colitis is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic phenomena. Thrombotic storm defined by the development of multiple thrombi in multiple locations within a short period of time is a rare condition that is potentially life threatening. We present a 14-year-old adolescent boy with an ulcerative colitis flare complicated by Budd-Chiari syndrome and thrombotic storm.
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- 2019
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