title: [Palpebral ptosis, a rare ocular manifestation of Crohn's disease].
abstract: METHODS
  An 18 year-old-woman presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and ptosis in her left eye. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) and the study of cerebrospinal fluid detected no abnormalities. Colonoscopy revealed a Crohn's disease (CD) confirmed by histological examination of biopsies. Ocular symptoms improved after appropriate treatment of the underlying CD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a wide variety of extra-intestinal manifestations, in fact it may be considered a systemic disorder with predominantly gastrointestinal tract manifestations. Extra-intestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occur in one third of patients. Ocular complications are infrequent, occurring in less than 10% of cases, but can be associated with significant morbidity, including blindness. Ocular symptoms may precede a diagnosis of IBD. We report the first case of palpebral ptosis associated with Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Antequera, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz Serrato
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marín García
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guerrero León
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vallejo Herrera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villar Jiménez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cárdenas Lafuente
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: García Ordóñez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
keywords: Crohn; Extra-intestinal; Manifestaciones; Manifestations; Palpebral; Ptosis