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Anterior Scleritis in Crohn's Disease

Anterior Scleritis in Crohn's Disease
The whole anterior segment may be involved in an inflammatory reaction. Here mixed injection due to conjunctivitis and episcleritis. The etiology of this inflammatroy disease which affects mostly the ileum and colon is unknown.
Ruprecht, Klaus, Prof. Dr. med., Universitäts-Augenklinik, Homburg/Saar, Germany
K50
Systemic Diseases -> Diseases of the Digestive Tract -> Crohn's disease
systemic disease
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