From Pulmonary Embolism to Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Give Tunnel Vision up
Journal Title: Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
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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 report describes a unique case of pulmonary embolism as a first manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease.
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