Abstract:
Ulcerative colitis is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disorder
localized in the colon and rectum. Systemic and extraintestinal
complications of ulcerative colitis are arthritis, delayed growth and
sexual maturation, nutritional deficiency secondary to malabsorbtion,
mucocutaneous lesions, renal disease, hepatobiliar disease and ocular
complications (1). Cardiac complications including myocarditis,
pericarditis and increased risk of infective endocarditis may be rarely
seen during the clinical course but aortic aneurysm is an extremely
rare complication of ulcerative colitis.
