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Najib A, Arndt C, Henry A. Frosted branch angiitis associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. J Fr Ophtalmol 2024; 47:104034. [PMID: 38378392 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2023.104034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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- A Najib
- Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU de Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, hôpital Robert-Debré, centre hospitalier universitaire de Reims, rue du Général Koenig, 51100 Reims, France
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, hôpital Robert-Debré, centre hospitalier universitaire de Reims, rue du Général Koenig, 51100 Reims, France
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Lee K, Jung S, Chin HS. Frosted Branch Angiitis; Case Series and Literature Review. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2024; 32:31-39. [PMID: 36441990 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2148112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Frosted branch angiitis (FBA) is a rare form of retinal vasculitis. Four case series and an extensive literature review of 236 cases were conducted to clarify the characteristics of this rare condition. METHODS Case series and literature review. RESULTS An analysis of the reported cases revealed that a majority (54.6%) developed FBA in the presence of an underlying disease, with recurrence and complications requiring surgical intervention being rare. The frequency of bilateral occurrence (55.0%) and prevalence in female patients (45.0%) were noted to be lower than previously reported. CONCLUSION In general, idiopathic FBAs are more likely to be bilateral and diagnosed at a younger age than secondary FBAs. In idiopathic FBA, fundus involvement is more generalized, exudates tend to be more translucent, and extensive retinal hemorrhage tends to be less frequent. However, there were no differential characteristic fundus features that clearly distinguished idiopathic FBA from secondary FBA.
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- Kanghoon Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Gurnani B, Balamurugan S, Kanakath A, Kaur K, Gupta A, Chaudhary S. First clinical case series of frosted branch angiitis: A diagnostic algorithm is suggested. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e7778. [PMID: 37636879 PMCID: PMC10457482 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Key Clinical Message FBA is a clinical diagnosis of a diverse spectrum, which needs a high index of suspicion to identify the possible specific etiologies. The zones of retinal involvement can help in predicting the final visual outcome. The proposed diagnostic algorithm facilitates meticulous evaluation and targeted treatment to improve the final visual outcome. Abstract Frosted branch angiitis is a clinical diagnosis of a diverse spectrum, which needs a high index of suspicion to identify the possible specific etiologies. We present a series of three cases of FBA with an attempt to formulate a diagnostic algorithm and refine the definition of FBA.
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- Bharat Gurnani
- Cataract, Cornea, External Diseases, Trauma, Ocular Surface, Uvea and Refractive Services, Sadguru Netra ChikitsalyaShri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust, Janaki‐KundChitrakootMadhya PradeshIndia
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- Cataract and Uvea ServicesAravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of OphthalmologyPondicherryIndia
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- Cataract and Uvea ServicesAravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of OphthalmologyCoimbatoreTamil NaduIndia
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- Children Eye Care Centre, Cataract, Pediatric Ophthalmology, and Strabismus Services, Sadguru Netra ChikitsalyaShri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust, Janaki‐KundChitrakootMadhya PradeshIndia
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- Cataract and Cornea ServicesShri Baba Haidakhan Charitable and Research HospitalRanikhetUttarakhandIndia
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- Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of OphthalmologyMaduraiTamil NaduIndia
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Albahlal A, Khayyat W, Alsulaiman SM. Combined central retinal vein occlusion and cilioretinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of frosted branch angiitis: a case report and literature review. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect 2023; 13:28. [PMID: 37227553 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-023-00340-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To report a case of combined central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) with cilioretinal artery occlusion (CLRAO) that heralded the development of frosted branch angiitis (FBA). CASE REPORT A 25-year-old healthy male presented with sudden painless visual loss in his left eye with a visual acuity (VA) of 20/300. Fundus exam and fluorescein angiography showed signs of combined CRVO and CLRAO. Without treatment, his vision gradually improved until it reached 20/30 within four months. Five months after initial presentation, he returned with severe visual loss (20/400) in the same eye and a clinical picture of severe occlusive periphlebitis resembling a frosted branch angiitis pattern associated with severe macular edema. This was promptly and successfully treated with systemic steroids and immunosuppressive medications. CONCLUSION CRVO in young population can have an unusual course and one should carefully rule out underlying uveitic etiologies in each visit. Clinical suspicion and close follow‑up are required for early detection and timely management of FBA.
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- Abdullah Albahlal
- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Huynh E, Chronopoulos A, Schutz JS, Claus B, Erwemi M, Krastel H, Hattenbach L. Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e6895. [PMID: 36762146 PMCID: PMC9896155 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Frosted branch angiitis (FBA) is an uncommon form of severe retinal perivasculitis associated with systemic inflammatory/infectious diseases. In this report, we describe a case of FBA and macular edema as a result of immune recovery response in a patient newly diagnosed with HIV infection and cytomegalovirus viremia.
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- Elisa Huynh
- Department of OphthalmologyLudwigshafen HospitalLudwigshafen am RheinGermany
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- Department of OphthalmologyLudwigshafen HospitalLudwigshafen am RheinGermany
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- Department of Internal Medicine ALudwigshafen HospitalLudwigshafen am RheinGermany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty MannheimRuprecht‐Karls‐University HeidelbergMannheimGermany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty MannheimRuprecht‐Karls‐University HeidelbergMannheimGermany
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Collister K, Dahr SS. Frosted branch angiitis after smallpox vaccination. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022; 27:101622. [PMID: 35880209 PMCID: PMC9307933 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose To describe a patient presenting with frosted branch angiitis soon after small-pox vaccination. Observations Frosted branch angiitis (FBA) is an acute onset retinal vasculitis featuring prominent perivascular sheathing in otherwise healthy individuals. FBA has been associated with noninfectious and infectious etiologies. This report describes a twenty-year-old African American female who developed bilateral frosted branch angiitis one week after small-pox vaccination. At presentation, the patient had bilateral, para-central visual field defects and subjective visual disturbances. On dilated exam, the patient demonstrated diffuse vasculitis bilaterally. The patient's field defects and clinical exam responded dramatically to oral prednisone therapy. Conclusions and Importance Acute idiopathic frosted branch angiitis is a rare condition which was temporally associated with small-pox vaccination.
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- Kristen Collister
- Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma University Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma University Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Corresponding author. Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 608 Stanton L Young Blvd , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, USA.
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Ng CC, Ng J, McDonald HR, Cunningham ET. Bartonella henselae-associated recurrent, bilateral segmental periphlebitis. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022; 26:101475. [PMID: 35321248 PMCID: PMC8935419 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Purpose To describe a patient with atypical Bartonella henselae (B. henselae)-associated ocular inflammation that manifested with recurrent, bilateral segmental periphlebitis. Observations A 32-year-old White man presented with multiple paracentral scotomata in each eye. Examination revealed mild vitreous cell, segmental sheathing of the retinal veins, and inflammation of the paravenous retina in each eye. Multimodal imaging, including optical coherence tomography as well as widefield fundus autofluorescence, fluorescein angiography, and indocyanine green angiography, was consistent with bilateral, segmental retinal periphlebitis with paravenous inflammation and retinochoroidal scarring. Serology showed elevated B. henselae antibody titers, but was otherwise unrevealing, and the patient was diagnosed with presumed B. henselae-associated ocular inflammation. Treatment with systemic doxycycline (100 mg PO BID) for four weeks improved the patient's symptoms and posterior uveitis. However, after an asymptomatic period of nearly one year, his bilateral pericentral scotomata recurred and posterior segment examination confirmed new foci of retinal periphlebitis in each eye. Re-treatment with doxycycline (100 mg PO BID) for four weeks again yielded improvement, but one month after completing his antibiotic course, his visual symptoms recurred, and we observed additional areas of periphlebitis and paravenous retinitis with associated branch retinal vein occlusions in each eye. This time a dual antibiotic regimen of doxycycline (100 mg PO BID) and rifampin (300 mg PO BID) was administered for three months, with improvement. Over the next eight years, the patient experienced no further disease relapse, and the previous sites of retinal periphlebitis eventually developed perivenous fibrosis with paravenous retinochoroidal scarring. Conclusion Rarely, patients with B. henselae-associated ocular inflammation develop segmental retinal periphlebitis with or without retinal vein occlusion. This form of ocular bartonellosis can recur, requiring multiple courses of antimicrobial therapy.
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- Caleb C. Ng
- Retina Consultants of Orange County, Fullerton, CA, USA
- West Coast Retina Medical Group, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Corresponding author. Retina Consultants of Orange County, 301 W. Bastanchury Road, #285, Fullerton, CA, 9283, USA.
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- West Coast Retina Medical Group, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- West Coast Retina Medical Group, San Francisco, CA, USA
- The Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- West Coast Retina Medical Group, San Francisco, CA, USA
- The Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
- The Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- The Francis I. Proctor Foundation, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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PURPOSE To present a case of frosted branch periphlebitis in a young Armenian patient with familial Mediterranean fever. METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 37-year-old man presented with a unilateral decreased visual acuity and floaters for 4 days on the left eye (LE). Visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye (RE) and 20/28 in the LE. Anterior segment and fundus examinations of the RE were normal. Slit-lamp examination of LE revealed a mild nongranulomatous anterior uveitis and vitritis. Intraocular pressure was 19 mmHg in the RE and 12 mmHg in the LE. Fundoscopy of the LE showed typical appearance of frosted branch periphlebitis with perivascular sheathing of the retinal veins and scattered retinal hemorrhages. Fluorescein angiography of the RE was normal. The LE showed optic disk and segmented vascular staining without macular leakage. Optical coherence tomography of the RE was normal; LE demonstrated a localized macular thickening and few intraretinal cysts. The detailed ophthalmologic history was negative. The general history and workup were significant for familial Mediterranean fever and a positive lupus anticoagulant. One week later, the fundus findings worsened with a severe decrease of visual acuity of the LE to 20/200. A single intravitreal (IVT) injection of bevacizumab was performed. Three weeks after injection, fundus findings progressively improved with a decrease of the macular thickening and an improvement of the visual acuity to 20/25. Clinical improvement continued up to the last visit (19 weeks after the injection) with a visual acuity that reached back 20/20 with no signs of active inflammation. CONCLUSION This case demonstrates a possible association between unilateral frosted branch periphlebitis and familial Mediterranean fever.
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Madanagopalan VG, Nagesha CK, Velis G, Devulapally S, Balamurugan S. Frosted branch angiitis with penetrating ocular trauma and retained intraocular foreign body. Indian J Ophthalmol 2018; 66:1031-1033. [PMID: 29941765 PMCID: PMC6032755 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1276_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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A 54-year-old male sustained ocular trauma with a projectile. Examination of the right eye revealed an intraocular foreign body (IOFB) adjacent to the optic nerve head, vitritis, vitreous hemorrhage, and translucent perivascular sheathing of the retinal vessels in all quadrants suggesting frosted branch angiitis (FBA). The patient underwent vitrectomy with removal of the IOFB and silicone oil tamponade under steroid cover. With continued use of systemic and topical steroids after surgery, complete resolution of FBA and improvement in vision were noted in a week. Prompt resolution of FBA after IOFB removal points toward a strong association between the presence of IOFB and FBA.
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- Vitreo-Retinal Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry, India
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- Vitreo-Retinal Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry, India
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- Uvea Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry, India
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Ferreira BFDA, Rodriguez EEC, Prado LLD, Gonçalves CR, Hirata CE, Yamamoto JH. Frosted branch angiitis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as an initial onset of neuro-Behçet's disease: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep 2017; 11:104. [PMID: 28410605 PMCID: PMC5392234 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-017-1261-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Frosted branch angiitis is a rare, severe condition. It can be either a primary or a secondary condition and is characterized by rapid deterioration of vision and fulminant retinal vasculitis that manifests as diffuse sheathing of retinal vessels, macular edema, papillitis, vitritis and anterior uveitis. We aimed to describe a case of frosted branch angiitis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as an initial neuro-Behçet’s disease onset. Diagnosis of Behçet’s disease was based on the current 2014 International Criteria for Behçet’s Disease and the International consensus recommendation criteria for neuro-Behçet’s disease. In addition, a literature review using search parameters of “frosted branch angiitis”, “Behçet” and “neuro-Behçet” in the PubMed database is presented. Case presentation A 28-year-old Brazilian pardo woman presented to our hospital with abrupt bilateral vision loss associated with recurrent aphthous oral ulcers 6 months before visual symptom onset. A fundus examination showed bilateral widespread retinal vasculitis with venous and arterial white sheathing, optic disc swelling, macular edema, and retinal hemorrhages, leading to the diagnosis of frosted branch angiitis. An extensive systemic workup for retinal vasculitis was uneventful, except for brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and lymphocytic aseptic meningitis. A diagnosis of neuro-Behçet’s disease was made, and treatment was started with methylprednisolone therapy 1 g/day for 5 consecutive days, followed by oral mycophenolate mofetil and infliximab 5 mg/kg infusion. The patient’s response was rapid, with improvement of visual acuity to hand movement and counting fingers by day 7 and final visual acuity of counting fingers and 20/130. Conclusions Frosted branch angiitis may be associated with infectious, noninfectious, or idiopathic causes. An extensive workup should be done to exclude systemic vasculitis such as Behçet’s disease. Treatment with systemic steroids must be promptly initiated in association with specific treatment aimed at inflammation control and blindness risk reduction.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar Avenue, Sao Paulo, 255, Brazil
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar Avenue, Sao Paulo, 255, Brazil
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar Avenue, Sao Paulo, 255, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar Avenue, Sao Paulo, 255, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar Avenue, Sao Paulo, 255, Brazil
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Gupta A, Anuradha VK. A case of frosted branch angiitis. TNOA JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMIC SCIENCE AND RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_28_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Frosted branch angiitis secondary to herpes simplex virus infection progressing to acute retinal necrosis. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2014; 3:36-7. [PMID: 25390834 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0b013e318159e825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe a case of frosted branch angiitis secondary to herpes simplex virus type 2 infection that progressed to acute retinal necrosis. METHODS The medical records and clinical photographs were reviewed for a patient with frosted branch angiitis that progressed to acute retinal necrosis. RESULTS The patient rapidly developed acute retinal necrosis followed by rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Polymerase chain reaction analysis of the vitreous was positive for herpes simplex virus type 2. DISCUSSION Frosted branch angiitis is a clinical sign that may represent active viral disease capable of progressing to acute retinal necrosis.
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Gupta V, Al-Dhibi HA, Arevalo JF. Retinal imaging in uveitis. Saudi J Ophthalmol 2014; 28:95-103. [PMID: 24843301 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ancillary investigations are the backbone of uveitis workup for posterior segment inflammations. They help in establishing the differential diagnosis and making certain diagnosis by ruling out certain pathologies and are a useful aid in monitoring response to therapy during follow-up. These investigations include fundus photography including ultra wide field angiography, fundus autofluorescence imaging, fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography and multimodal imaging. This review aims to be an overview describing the role of these retinal investigations for posterior uveitis.
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- Vishali Gupta
- Vitreoretinal and Uveitis Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Vitreoretinal and Uveitis Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Vitreoretinal and Uveitis Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Chaume A, Lemelle I, Chastagner P, Angioi K. [A case report of frosted branch angiitis associated with aseptic meningitis in a young boy]. J Fr Ophtalmol 2010; 34:129.e1-5. [PMID: 21129816 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2010.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report on an 11-year-old boy with frosted branch angiitis in both eyes associated with aseptic meningitis. The patient presented after a severe decrease in vision in both eyes and a 40°C fever. The examination of the fundus of the eyes revealed a diffuse edema of the retina and diffuse bilateral vascular sheathing. The complementary examinations revealed aseptic meningitis. Neither infectious etiologies nor systemic diseases could be confirmed and an inflammatory digestive disease was suspected because of recent diarrhea events responsible for substantial weight loss. A systemic corticotherapy slowly improved the vision in both eyes. After 1 year of medication, visual recovery was full with no sequelae on fundus examination.
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- A Chaume
- Service d'ophtalmologie B, CHU de Nancy, allée du Morvan, 54511 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy cedex, France
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Kono H, Ikewaki J, Kimoto K, Furushima M, Yae Y, Shinoda K, Nakatsuka K. Frosted branch angiitis associated with streptococcal infection: optical coherence tomography as a follow-up tool. Acta Ophthalmol 2009; 87:909-11. [PMID: 18937817 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Hirofumi Kono
- Department of Brain and Neuroscience, Division of Sensory and Locomotive Science, Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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[Frosted-branch angiitis revealing Behçet's disease]. J Fr Ophtalmol 2009; 32:664-8. [PMID: 19616344 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2009.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2009] [Accepted: 04/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A 30-year-old man with a history of skin and recurrent oral ulceration over 1 year developed loss of visual acuity in the right eye. The diagnosis of acute frosted branch angiitis was based on retinal vasculitis associated with retinal edema and hemorrhages, confirmed using fluorescein angiography (venous leakage and extensive staining of the vein walls). General examination revealed pseudofolliculitis and recurrent oral ulcers. The diagnosis of Behçet's disease was based on the international criteria. The patient was treated with prednisolone and colchicine, which were effective with a normalization of the fundus 1 month later. The initial presentation of Behçet's disease as frosted branch angiitis is exceptional, the main differential diagnosis being herpetic infections, which must be ruled out.
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Retinal vasculitis is a sight-threatening intraocular inflammation affecting the retinal vessels. It may occur as an isolated ocular condition, as a manifestation of infectious or neoplastic disorders, or in association with a systemic inflammatory disease. The search for an underlying etiology should be approached in a multidisciplinary fashion based on a thorough history, review of systems, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation. Discrimination between infectious and noninfectious etiologies of retinal vasculitis is important because their treatment is different. This review is based on recently published articles on retinal vasculitis and deals with its clinical diagnosis, its link with systemic diseases, and its laboratory investigation.
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- Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Abu El-Asrar AM, Herbort CP, Tabbara KF. A clinical approach to the diagnosis of retinal vasculitis. Int Ophthalmol 2009; 30:149-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s10792-009-9301-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2008] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to present the first report of a case of primary frosted branch angiitis from the UK and to review the characteristics of this rare disease. Primary frosted branch angiitis causes characteristic florid translucent retinal perivascular sheathing of both arterioles and venules in association with variable uveitis, retinal oedema and visual loss, normally with good recovery. A total of 57 cases have been reported in the world literature. Atypical, typically focal frosted branch angiitis may also occur secondary to other causes of intraocular inflammation, especially cytomegalovirus retinitis. Primary frosted branch angiitis has a characteristic presentation but a variable course, typically affecting children or young adults. The disease is likely to represent a common immune pathway in response to multiple infective agents. The optimal treatment is unclear.
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- S Walker
- The Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WH, UK
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Abu El-Asrar AM, Al-Obeidan SA, Abdel Gader AGM. Retinal periphlebitis resembling frosted branch angiitis with nonperfused central retinal vein occlusion. Eur J Ophthalmol 2004; 13:807-12. [PMID: 14700106 DOI: 10.1177/1120672103013009-1015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To report the unusual association between severe retinal periphlebitis resembling frosted branch angiitis and nonperfused central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). METHODS Observational case reports. RESULTS Patient 1 was a 28-year-old man who presented with extensive sheathing involving all retinal veins in one eye followed by nonperfused CRVO. Twenty-seven months after initial presentation, he developed perfused CRVO in the other eye followed by periphlebitis that progressed into nonperfused CRVO. Patient 2 was a 47-year-old man who presented with unilateral severe retinal periphlebitis associated with nonperfused CRVO. Despite systemic administration of corticosteroid therapy, rubeosis iridis developed in both patients and neovascular glaucoma developed in Patient 1 despite full panretinal photocoagulation. Extensive systemic workup and coagulation studies were unremarkable except for the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in both patients and elevated plasma homocysteine level in Patient 2. CONCLUSIONS Severe retinal periphlebitis complicated by nonperfused CRVO is associated with poor visual outcome despite appropriate medical and surgical treatment.
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- A M Abu El-Asrar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Richard F Spaide
- Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants of New York, P.C., New York, New York 10021, USA.
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PURPOSE To describe predominant retinal vasculitis in children carrying human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). METHODS The authors examined clinical records of patients with HTLV-1-associated uveitis between 1987 and 2001 in Kagoshima University Hospital and reviewed cases of extensive, smoldering retinal vasculitis. RESULTS Three previously healthy teenagers noted mild visual symptoms and presented with extensive sheathing of retinal vessels, complicated by mild anterior segment inflammation. The retinal vascular disease responded poorly to systemic corticosteroids, had a smoldering course with persistent sheathing of retinal vessels, and eventually resulted in diffuse chorioretinal degeneration. Results of laboratory studies were unremarkable except for the presence of serum antibodies to HTLV-1. One patient developed HTLV-1-associated myelopathy 11 years after the onset of ocular disease. CONCLUSIONS The retinal vasculitis differed from the retinal vascular changes commonly seen in HTLV-1-associated uveitis. The authors suggest a clinical disease HTLV-1-associated retinal vasculitis that affects young HTLV-1 carriers, characterized by smoldering retinal vasculitis with ultimate retinal degeneration.
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- Kumiko Nakao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima-shi 890-8520, Japan.
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PURPOSE The authors present clinical features of 18 juvenile patients with a new type of uveitis termed bilateral iridocyclitis with retinal capillaritis (BIRC). METHODS The authors reviewed medical records of 18 consecutive patients who showed bilateral iridocyclitis with retinal capillary leakage but no systemic manifestations during an 11-year period from January 1985 to December 1995. RESULTS Twelve of the 18 patients were female and the age at onset ranged from 9 to 17 years old. All patients had many cells in the anterior chamber and anterior vitreous, together with mutton fat keratic precipitates. Fluorescein angiography showed leakage from the optic disc and retinal capillaries, mainly in the midperiphery, which corresponded to retinal cloudiness. Macular edema was minimal, and all patients maintained good vision. The inflammation responded well topical, oral, and intravenous administration of corticosteroids, the choice of which was based on the extent of retinal inflammation. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR6 and HLA-Cw7 were associated significantly with the presence of BIRC (chi square test, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Bilateral retinal capillaritis affecting capillaries in various areas of the retina and overlying retinal cloudiness with no distinct lesions are unique to these patients. Fluorescein angiography is essential for diagnosis of BIRC.
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- T Matsuo
- Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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A 30-year-old woman developed bilateral acute vision loss without any systemic symptoms. There was diffuse retinal edema and thick perivenous sheathing with moderate vitreous inflammation. Fluorescein angiography showed late staining and dye leakage from diseased vessels. Oral corticosteroid treatment stabilized the visual acuity and fundus of the left eye but did not halt the progression to total fibrosis in the right eye.
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- L S Atmaca
- Vitreoretinal Department, Ankara University, Turkey
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Hamed LM, Fang EN, Fanous MM, Mames R, Friedman S. Frosted branch angiitis: the role of systemic corticosteroids. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1992; 29:312-3. [PMID: 1432519 DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-19920901-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- L M Hamed
- University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Gainesville 32610-0284
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Spaide RF, Vitale AT, Toth IR, Oliver JM. Frosted branch angiitis associated with cytomegalovirus retinitis. Am J Ophthalmol 1992; 113:522-8. [PMID: 1349456 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)74723-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We examined three patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had frosted branch angiitis associated with small patches of cytomegalovirus retinitis. Each patient had a low CD4-helper T-lymphocyte count and a T-lymphocyte helper-suppressor ratio of less than 0.1. Treatment with intravenous anticytomegalovirus antibiotics caused the vascular sheathing to resolve within two weeks in all three patients, but each patient continued to have a smoldering retinitis. Retinal biopsy in one of the patients demonstrated virions whose morphologic characteristics were consistent with cytomegalovirus on electron microscopy and the identity of which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Although frosted branch angiitis in otherwise healthy patients responds to corticosteroids, similar treatment with corticosteroids for frosted branch angiitis associated with cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS does not seem to be indicated. Before corticosteroid treatment is started for a patient with the clinical signs and symptoms of frosted branch angiitis, careful medical examination of the patient is necessary.
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- R F Spaide
- Department of Ophthalmology, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York, New York 10011
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We examined two patients with monocular frosted branch angiitis. The patients were young and healthy; they rapidly developed severe visual loss with thick, white sheathing of the retinal veins and responded promptly to systemic corticosteroids. The fluorescein angiograms showed late leakage from the retinal veins, without evidence of stasis or occlusion. Frosted branch angiitis can be either a unilateral or a bilateral condition. We believe the potential for visual loss and the prompt response to systemic corticosteroids make early, accurate diagnosis and institution of therapy desirable.
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- S L Sugin
- Northwestern University, Department of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL 60611
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