Acute idiopathic frosted branch angiitis

J AAPOS. 2007 Jun;11(3):286-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.10.010. Epub 2007 Jan 25.

Abstract

This is a case of acute idiopathic frosted branch angiitis in a 4-year-old African American girl with history of sickle cell trait. She developed bilateral, subacute vision loss attributed to acute idiopathic frosted branch angiitis and was treated with systemic corticosteroids with a good recovery of vision. Acute idiopathic frosted branch angiitis is a rare disease, usually with a good prognosis. This is, to our knowledge, the 10th reported case in the United States.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Black or African American / ethnology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Retinal Vasculitis / complications*
  • Retinal Vasculitis / diagnosis
  • Retinal Vasculitis / drug therapy
  • Sickle Cell Trait / complications
  • Sickle Cell Trait / ethnology
  • Vision Disorders / drug therapy
  • Vision Disorders / etiology

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisone