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Cheilitis Granulomatosa and Optic Neuropathy as Rare Extraintestinal Manifestations of Crohn's Disease

2002; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 34; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00004836-200205000-00016

1539-2031

Martijn R. van de Scheur, R.I.F. van der Waal, Ad A. van Bodegraven, H. J. M. Völker-Dieben, Theo M. Starink, I. van der Waal,

Vasculitis and related conditions

Crohn's disease can be accompanied by extraintestinal manifestations. The authors report on a 39-year-old patient who presented with cheilitis granulomatosa as the first manifestation of Crohn's disease. Four years later, intestinal Crohn's disease was diagnosed. One year afterward, acute loss of visual acuity from optic neuropathy developed as another rare extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease.