TY - JOUR
T1 - Frosted branch angiitis secondary to macular choroidal neovascularization in a Chinese woman
AU - Liu, Yuling
AU - Ma, Zhizhong
AU - Tso, Mark O.M.
AU - Zhang, Qiang
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - Background: This is perhaps the first report of frosted branch angiitis secondary to choroidal neovascularization (CNV) from China. We describe a case of frosted branch angiitis associated with macular CNV. Case: A 19-year-old Chinese woman complained of metamorphopsia and blurred vision in the right eye on August 27, 2002. Observations: Fluorescein angiography demonstrated CNV in the macula. Five months later, focal and atrophic choroidal scars were observed in the macular area. She complained of blurred vision again on April 14, 2003. Iridocyclitis and frosted branch angiitis were found in both fundi. Following treatment with systemic acycloguanosine and corticosteroids for 4 months, the fundi recovered almost completely. Conclusions: A case of frosted branch angiitis secondary to macular choroidal neovascularization is reported in a Chinese woman. The relation between frosted branch angiitis and CNV remains to be further explored.
AB - Background: This is perhaps the first report of frosted branch angiitis secondary to choroidal neovascularization (CNV) from China. We describe a case of frosted branch angiitis associated with macular CNV. Case: A 19-year-old Chinese woman complained of metamorphopsia and blurred vision in the right eye on August 27, 2002. Observations: Fluorescein angiography demonstrated CNV in the macula. Five months later, focal and atrophic choroidal scars were observed in the macular area. She complained of blurred vision again on April 14, 2003. Iridocyclitis and frosted branch angiitis were found in both fundi. Following treatment with systemic acycloguanosine and corticosteroids for 4 months, the fundi recovered almost completely. Conclusions: A case of frosted branch angiitis secondary to macular choroidal neovascularization is reported in a Chinese woman. The relation between frosted branch angiitis and CNV remains to be further explored.
KW - Chinese woman
KW - Fluorescein angiography
KW - Frosted branch angiitis
KW - Macular choroidal neovascularization
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U2 - 10.1007/s10384-004-0178-4
DO - 10.1007/s10384-004-0178-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 15944829
AN - SCOPUS:21144452551
SN - 0021-5155
VL - 49
SP - 228
EP - 230
JO - Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -