Abstract

VALDES MAS, M. et al. Bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism and Budd-Chiari syndrome in a patient with Crohn's disease on oral contraceptives. Rev. esp. enferm. dig. [online]. 2009, vol.101, n.9, pp.645-649. ISSN 1130-0108.

Budd-Chiari syndrome can be defined as an interruption or diminution of the normal blood flow out of the liver. Patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome present with varying degrees of symptomatology that can be divided into the following categories: fulminant, acute, subacute and chronic. The subacute form is the most common presentation. A majority of patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome have an underlying hypercoagulability state. We present the case of a young woman with Crohn's disease on oral contraceptives who developed bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism and Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Keywords : Budd-Chiari syndrome; Oral contraceptives; Crohn's disease; Bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism.

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