Inflammatory choroiditis and papillitis from Crohn's disease in a child

A 5-year-old boy had subacute painless visual loss in his left eye with disk edema, macular edema, and choroidal thickening. He was subsequently diagnosed with inflammatory papillitis and choroiditis from Crohn's disease. The disk and macular edema responded minimally to antivascular endothelia...

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Published inJournal of AAPOS Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 37 - 40
Main Authors Kilgore, David A., Behrens, Alice W., Siddiqui, Mohammad Z., Chancellor, John R., Phillips, Paul H., Uwaydat, Sami H., Vonlanthen, Maryelle G., Gonzalez-Krellwitz, Laura, Sallam, Ahmed B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2021
Subjects
Angiogenesis Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Choroiditis - diagnosis
Choroiditis - drug therapy
Crohn Disease - complications
Crohn Disease - diagnosis
Crohn Disease - drug therapy
Humans
Intravitreal Injections
Male
Papilledema - diagnosis
Papilledema - drug therapy
Papilledema - etiology
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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Summary:A 5-year-old boy had subacute painless visual loss in his left eye with disk edema, macular edema, and choroidal thickening. He was subsequently diagnosed with inflammatory papillitis and choroiditis from Crohn's disease. The disk and macular edema responded minimally to antivascular endothelial growth factor injections but significantly to intravitreal corticosteroids.
ISSN:1091-8531
1528-3933
DOI:10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.08.004