title: Cheilitis granulomatosa and optic neuropathy as rare extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit/ACTA, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. vandescheur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Martijn R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: van de Scheur
authors.forename: Rutger I F
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: van der Waal
authors.forename: Ad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: van Bodegraven
authors.forename: Hennie J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Völker-Dieben
authors.forename: Theo M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Starink
authors.forename: Isaäc
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van der Waal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*