Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia (Dec 2012)

Uveitis as first manifestation of probably Crohn's disease

  • Ieda Maria Alexandre Barreira,
  • Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de Aragão,
  • Ariosto Bezerra Vale,
  • Virgínia Apolônio Vieira,
  • Luanna Biana Costa Bezerra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-72802012000600012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 71, no. 6
pp. 397 – 399

Abstract

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Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease are common. Although ocular complications of Crohn's disease are infrequent, most ocular manifestations include iritis, uveitis, episcleritis, scleritis and conjuntivitis. We report a patient who developed uveitis two years before diagnose of Crohn's disease.

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