Retinal vasculitis associated with Crohn's disease.

Garcia-Diaz, M; Mira, M; Nevado, L; Galván, A; Berenguer, A; Bureo, J C · Postgrad Med J · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Although systemic vasculitis can be a complication of inflammatory bowel disease at several locations (skin, eyes, brain, mesentery, and lung) the association of retinal vasculitis with Crohn's disease is rare. We studied a 26-year-old woman with biopsy-demonstrated Crohn's disease who developed a severe bilateral retinal arteritis and phlebitis, with acute loss of vision.

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