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This Case Study describes a 17-year-old boy who presented with sudden onset of visual impairment, identified as bilateral anterior uveitis by an ophthalmologist. The patient was diagnosed with multifocal Crohn's disease, involving the terminal ileum, cecum, stomach and duodenum. The authors discuss the importance of rapid evaluation of extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease.
This Case Study describes a 24-year-old white male with Crohn's disease that was in remission who presented with cholestasis and hyperbilirubinemia. The patient had normal alanine aminotrasferase and γ-globulin levels, and the results of serological tests for an infectious cause of hepatopathia were negative. The patient was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis–primary sclerosing cholangitis overlap syndrome on the background of primary sclerosing cholangitis.