title: [Ulcerative colitis, thromboses of the cavernous sinuses and prostatic plexus and acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoneuraxitis: a case report of a syndromal association].
abstract: The authors describe a case of ulcerative colitis initially complicated by priapism due to cavernous sinus thrombosis and by prostatic plexus thrombosis and, subsequently, by a fatal acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis. This complex and, apparently, until now unreported association supports the view that ulcerative colitis is the expression of a systemic disease. It also raises important pathogenetic problems which are discussed in connection with the vascular complications of ulcerative colitis reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: II Cattedra di Malattie Infettive, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Policlinico Umberto I.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teggi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Della Rocca
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Traditi
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lanzalone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Rosa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011317:Priapism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011467:Prostate / Q000098:blood supply*; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014680:Veins
vernacular_title: Colite ulcerosa, trombosi dei seni cavernosi e del plesso prostatico e leuconevrassite acuta necrotizzante emorragica: descrizione di un caso di associazione sindromica.