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25-year-old man with sudden onset paraplegia
1Emergency Department, Skanes universitetssjukhus Malmo, Malmo, Sweden marco.manieri@skane.se.
BMJ Case Reports
|October 18, 2019
Summary
A young man with Crohn's disease experienced sudden leg paralysis due to abdominal aortic thrombosis. Prompt surgery saved organs but not leg function, with Crohn's disease suspected as the cause.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
Background:
- Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
- Thrombotic events are a known, though uncommon, complication of inflammatory bowel disease.
- Sudden onset paraplegia and severe limb pain can indicate critical vascular compromise.
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