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Case Reports
. 2023 Mar 8;11(3):e7081.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7081. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Cavernous sinus thrombosis in ulcerative colitis recurrent after pregnancy: A case report

Sepideh Akhoundizardini  1 , Reyhaneh Jafarshad  2 , Azadeh Taftian  1 , Matineh Nirouei  1 , Hamid Mahboubipour  3 , Masoumeh Farahani  4
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Cavernous sinus thrombosis in ulcerative colitis recurrent after pregnancy: A case report

Sepideh Akhoundizardini et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease and pregnancy are risk factors for increased hyper coagulopathy state. A 35-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis was presented in this study. She had the recurrence of the disease during pregnancy. She suffered cavernous sinus thrombosis simultaneously.

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; pregnancy; thrombosis.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Endoscopy of the patient that demonstrated diffuse and fine mucosal ulcerative with partially decreased vascular pattern and without obvious mucosal friability (from the rectum up to the cecum). Multiple discrete ulcers and mucosal congestion were noted in the terminal ileum. These findings were compatible with diffuse ulceration colitis and backwash ileitis versus determinate colitis in Crohn's.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Partial thrombosis which started from the inferior lumbar artery with expansion to proximal medial branches and right posterior inferior basal segmental.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Axial brain CT scan showed hyperdensity in occipital lobe in favor of parenchymal bleeding.
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
Lack of flow‐related enhancement was observed as suspicious for venous thrombosis.
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5
T1 signal hyperintensity which is suggestive of a brain hemorrhage.
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