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.
Uveitis as first manifestation of probably Crohn’s disease
Evolução comparativa da ceratocone no olho com implante de anel intraestromal em relação ao olho contralateral não operado. Quando o ceratocone do olho não operado evolui e passa a apresentar valores piores que o olho que recebeu o anel, este valor é marcado pela cor vermelha.
BarreiraIMA, AragãoREM, ValeAB, VieiraVA, BezerraLBC. Uveitis as first manifestation of probably Crohn’s disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2012;71(6):397-9.
Barreira,Ieda Maria Alexandre; Aragão,Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de; Vale,Ariosto Bezerra; Vieira,Virgínia Apolônio; Bezerra,Luanna Biana Costa. Uveitis as first manifestation of probably Crohn’s disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 71, n. 6, p. 397-399, Dec. 2012.
Barreira,I.M.A., Aragão,R.E.M. , Vale,A.B., Vieira,V.A., & Bezerra,L.B.C. (2012). Uveitis as first manifestation of probably Crohn’s disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,71(6), 397-399.
Barreira,Ieda Maria Alexandre and Aragão,Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de and Vale,Ariosto Bezerra and Vieira,Virgínia Apolônio and Bezerra,Luanna Biana Costa. Uveitis as first manifestation of probably Crohn’s disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2012, vol. 71, n. 6, [cited 2026-09-07], pp.397-399. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/uveitis-as-first-manifestation-of-probably-crohns-disease/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
