Central Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Boy With Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Victor Manuel Navas-López¹  Javier Blasco-Alonso¹  Juliana Serrano Nieto²  Rafael Martín-Masot²  Pilar Ortiz Pérez²  AntoniaPascual Martínez³  María Martínez León⁴ 

[1] Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga (IBIMA), University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain;Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Málaga, Spain;Pediatric Hematology Department, Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Málaga, Spain;Pediatric Radiology Department, Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Málaga, Spain;

关键词: cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT);    prophylaxis;    inflammatory bowel disease;    pediatrics;    cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST);   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2019.00019

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in childhood is uncommon. Certain diseases predispose patients to CVST, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is considered a risk factor for developing thrombosis, which in turn is considered an extraintestinal manifestation of IBD. The use of prophylaxis in certain patients is a controversial topic. We present the case of a 5-years-old child with ulcerative colitis, who presented with transverse sinus thrombosis immediately after colectomy. Considering the recent recommendations on prophylaxis in this disease, our patient and probably many others would benefit from establishing treatment with low-molecular-weight heparin. We believe that these recommendations should be known, with our case serving as an example, given that we are heading in a direction that has so far been controversial.

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