Retinal periphlebitis in ulcerative colitis.

A man presented with unilateral visual blurring associated with bilateral retinal periphlebitis which was felt to be a complication of his biopsy-proven active ulcerative colitis. Retinal periphlebitis has been associated rarely with some forms of colitis but we can find no report of its occurrence...

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Main Authors: Kelly, I, Frith, P, Hyman, N, Jewell, D
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 1990
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Summary:A man presented with unilateral visual blurring associated with bilateral retinal periphlebitis which was felt to be a complication of his biopsy-proven active ulcerative colitis. Retinal periphlebitis has been associated rarely with some forms of colitis but we can find no report of its occurrence in association with ulcerative colitis although other ocular inflammatory disorders are well recognized.