Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Rare Complications-Topic Overview
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Rare Complications-Topic Overview
Rare complications of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) include:
- Problems with blood vessels, such as blood clots (thromboemboli) or inflammation of an artery. These problems are rare but can cause serious complications or even death.
- Scarring of the pancreas.
- Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart (pericarditis).
- Inflammation of the blood vessels in the lungs.
- Chronic inflammation of the large airway tubes (bronchi) in the lungs.
- Uncommon forms of anemia related to poor absorption of nutrients from the intestines.