title: From Pulmonary Embolism to Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Give Tunnel Vision up.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multisystem disorder with gastrointestinal tract involvement. These patients have the higher risk for thromboembolic events compared to normal population. This report describes a unique case of pulmonary embolism as a first manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease.
authors: Department of cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Masih
authors: M
authors: Tajdini
authors: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: Seyed Mohammad Reza
authors: SM
authors: Hosseini
keywords: Inflammatory bowel disease; pulmonary embolism; venous thrombosis