Wu LA, Chu YC, Wang JK, Hsu YR. Bilateral Retinal Artery Occlusions and Uveitis as the First Manifestation of Crohn's Disease.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2024;
32:767-770. [PMID:
36888980 DOI:
10.1080/09273948.2023.2184700]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
To present a case of newly diagnosed Crohn's disease, in which retinal artery occlusion (RAO) with uveitis was the first clinical manifestation.
CASE DESCRIPTION
A 55-year-old man presented with bilateral blurred vision, with decreased best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) to light perception (right eye, RE) and 20/40 (left eye, LE). Ophthalmological examination revealed bilateral iritis, vitritis, disc edema, and retinal vascular occlusions. Because of concurrent fever and leukocytosis, a systemic infection was highly suspected. However, whole-body imaging was unrevealing. Subsequently, the patient presented with massive bloody stool. Histopathological specimen from emergent hemicolectomy confirmed transmural granulomatous inflammation. Crohn's disease was finally diagnosed. Following treatment, the BCVA recovered to 20/40 (RE) and 20/22 (LE). The systemic condition remained stable after a 3-year follow-up.
CONCLUSION
RAO with uveitis is a possible manifestation of Crohn's disease. In complex uveitis cases, clinicians should be aware of inflammatory bowel diseases as an important differential diagnosis.
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