title: Thromboembolism in inflammatory bowel diseases: a report from Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Thromboembolism (TE) is a serious but under-recognized complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This is specially so in developing countries where the incidence of IBD is low. In Saudi Arabia, IBD is considered to be rare, but the incidence is increasing. Where the clinical manifestations resemble those of developed countries, TE as a complication of IBD is considered to be very rare. This report describes six IBD patients with TE. This importance of the complication of TE is stressed, and physicians caring for these patients should be aware of it in order to obviate potential morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia;
authors.forename: Hussain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Momen
authors.forename: Bahaa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bseiso
authors.forename: Ghada Ali
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Al-Janobi
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aljama
authors.forename: Fadel Ali
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Almousa
authors.forename: Mahdi E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Al-Jarodi
authors.forename: Ahmed H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Al-Salem