Open AccessOptic Perineuritis as the Presenting Feature of Crohn Disease
Author(s) -
Collin M. McClelland,
Maulik Zaveri,
Ryan D. Walsh,
Jori Fleisher,
Steven Galetta
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/wno.0b013e31825e8e2e
Subject(s) - medicine , crohn's disease , optic nerve , disease , orbit (dynamics) , posterior pole , pathology , ophthalmology , retinal , engineering , aerospace engineering
Crohn disease (CD) is primarily considered an inflammatory condition of the small and large intestine although associated extraintestinal inflammation is relatively common. Ocular manifestations are generally localized to the anterior chamber and ocular surface but rarely can involve the posterior pole, orbit, and optic nerve. We report a case of an otherwise healthy 42-year-old man who was diagnosed with CD after presenting with acute vision loss from optic perineuritis.