Blood-tinged stools and blood-shot eyes.
A 37-year-old woman developed red painful eyes, diarrhea, and painful oral and genital ulcerations. Optic disk swelling was noted bilaterally. Colonoscopy was significant for granulomatous lesions consistent with Crohn disease. Epidemiologic factors, diagnostic criteria, and differentiating characteristics for Behcet disease and Crohn disease are discussed.
Lee
Jennifer J
JJ
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Beebout
Susan
S
Lee
Andrew G
AG
Tuetken
Rebecca
R
Weinberg
David A
DA
D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009780:Occult Blood; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008795:Metronidazole