title: Central retinal vein occlusion in a patient with retinal vasculitis and Crohn's disease.
abstract: The authors report a rare case of a 47-year-old woman with Crohn's disease (CD) who presented with retinal vasculitis and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) during remission. The patient complained of sudden painless visual loss in her left eye (OS). Ophthalmologic evaluation revealed a best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/20 in the right eye and hand movements in OS. Ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography of OS showed signs of nonischemic CRVO and extensive vasculitis. She was treated with oral prednisolone, mercaptopurine, and intravitreal bevacizumab in OS. After 1 month of treatment, VA of OS improved to 5/10 and after 1 year it was 10/10 with complete resolution of retinal vasculitis and nonischemic CRVO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, 4425-440 Espinho, Portugal.
authors.forename: Lígia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, 4425-440 Espinho, Portugal.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rothwell
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, 4425-440 Espinho, Portugal.
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, 4425-440 Espinho, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5365-6220
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fonseca