Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AAION) in a patient with Crohn´s disease treated with Infliximab.

Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AAION) in a patient with Crohn´s disease treated with Infliximab.

Introduction: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous and necrotizing inflammation of medium and large calibre arteries due to unknown etiology. Rapidly progressive loss of vision is one of the most serious complications given its irreversibility. Crohn´s disease (CD) is a segmental and transm...

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Main Authors: Elisabet Martín García, Vanesa Rivero Gutiérrez, Irene Benito González, Ángel Santo-Briz Terrón, Maria Ángeles Santiago Rodríguez, Emiliano Hernández Galilea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 2016-10-01
Series:Vision Pan-America
Subjects:
anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
giant cell arteritis
Crohn´s disease
Infliximab
Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/354

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