Crohn disease (granulomatous ileocolitis) 324

General: Autoimmune or hypersensitivity inflammatory change; slight prevalence in males; Jewish people most frequently affected; onset at any age; more severe in young people; remission; relapses.

Ocular: Recurrent conjunctivitis; marginal corneal ulcers; keratitis; blepharitis; dry eye; scleritis; episcleritis; iris atrophy; uveitis; pupil immobility and dilatation; macular edema; macular hemorrhages; extraocular muscles palsy; vitreal haze; retinal vasculitis; subconjunctival nodules; conjunctival ulcer; pannus; acute dacryoadenitis; orbital pseudotumor.

Clinical: Inflammatory bowel disease; abdominal distention; tenderness of abdomen; mass in right lower quadrant of abdomen; diarrhea; abdominal cramps; bloating; flatulence; weight loss; nervousness; tension; depression; pyoderma gangrenosum.

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