A case of frosted branch angiitis

We report a case of frosted branch angiitis in a 16-year-old-girl. She noted a sudden and severe visual disturbance in both eyes, without other systemic symptoms. Diffuse retinal oedema and unusual sheathing of retinal veins were characteristic in both fundi. Fluorescein angiography showed no occlus...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 1987-07, Vol.71 (7), p.553-558
Main Authors: Watanabe, Y, Takeda, N, Adachi-Usami, E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Dexamethasone - therapeutic use
Electroretinography
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Retinal Diseases - diagnosis
Retinal Diseases - drug therapy
Retinal Vessels
Retinopathies
Visual Fields
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Summary:We report a case of frosted branch angiitis in a 16-year-old-girl. She noted a sudden and severe visual disturbance in both eyes, without other systemic symptoms. Diffuse retinal oedema and unusual sheathing of retinal veins were characteristic in both fundi. Fluorescein angiography showed no occlusion of the sheathed retinal veins, but some paravenous extravasation of dye was found in the late phase. With high doses of systemic corticosteroids her fundi and visual acuity improved greatly, though the vessels continued to show severe narrowing. At three months the pattern visually evoked cortical potentials were found to be normal, while flash electroretinograms were absent. No systemic abnormality has been found to explain the aetiology of this condition.
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.71.7.553