title: Crohn's Disease Initially Accompanied by Deep Vein Thrombosis and Ulnar Neuropathy without Metronidazole Exposure.
abstract: Extraintestinal manifestations are not uncommon in Crohn's disease, and a thromboembolic event is a disastrous potential complication. Deep vein thrombosis is the most common manifestation of a thromboembolic event and typically occurs in association with active inflammatory disease. Peripheral neuropathy in Crohn's disease has rarely been reported and is considered an adverse effect of metronidazole therapy. Here, we describe a patient who was initially diagnosed with Crohn's disease complicated with deep vein thrombosis and ulnar neuropathy without metronidazole exposure. The simultaneous occurrence of these complications in the early stage of Crohn's disease has never been reported in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Woohyeon
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Borami
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Byung-Wook
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joon Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hae-Mi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Eun-Joo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jong In
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bong-Koo
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jeong-Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Bo-In
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hwang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: Crohn disease; Mononeuropathies; Venous thrombosis
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