title: Protein-losing enteropathy, deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with generalized inflammatory polyposis in remission stage of ulcerative colitis.
abstract: We experienced a patient with severe protein-losing enteropathy and generalized inflammatory polyposis. In addition, this case was complicated by deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk for thromboembolic events, most commonly in the setting of active colitis. However, our patient was in the remission stage. We report the occurrence of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as a complication of inflammatory polyposis and protein-losing enteropathy in the remission stage of ulcerative colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan. y711kawa@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mine
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kawana
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umemura
keywords: Deep venous thrombosis; Inflammatory polyposis; Protein-losing enteropathy; Pulmonary embolism; Ulcerative colitis