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Ischemic retinopathy associated with Crohn's disease.
Siqueira, Rubens Camargo; Kaiser Junior, Roberto Luiz; Ruiz, Lilian Piron; Ruiz, Milton Arthur.
Afiliação
  • Siqueira RC; Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Kaiser Junior RL; Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Ruiz LP; Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Ruiz MA; Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Int Med Case Rep J ; 9: 197-200, 2016.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27524921
PURPOSE: To report a case of a patient with ischemic retinopathy associated with Crohn's disease. CASE REPORT: This report presents a case of a 28-year-old female patient with Crohn's disease and sudden decrease of visual acuity in the right eye. Fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, and multifocal electroretinography confirmed the clinical features of ischemic retinopathy. After systemic corticosteroid treatment, the patient developed epiretinal membrane without significant improvement in visual acuity. DISCUSSION: The patient presented with ischemic retinopathy associated with Crohn's disease with deficiency of central visual acuity. Periodic examination by a retina specialist is recommended for patients being treated for Crohn's disease.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Int Med Case Rep J Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Nova Zelândia

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Int Med Case Rep J Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Nova Zelândia