Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection

Abstract 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 a...

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Main Authors: Elisa Huynh, Argyrios Chronopoulos, James Scott Schutz, Bernd Claus, Marwa Erwemi, Hermann Krastel, Lars‐Olof Hattenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6895
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author Elisa Huynh
Argyrios Chronopoulos
James Scott Schutz
Bernd Claus
Marwa Erwemi
Hermann Krastel
Lars‐Olof Hattenbach
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description Abstract 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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spelling doaj.art-ddb66a85ad424aa1930eecaa24c46bc42023-03-27T08:31:44ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-02-01112n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6895Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infectionElisa Huynh0Argyrios Chronopoulos1James Scott Schutz2Bernd Claus3Marwa Erwemi4Hermann Krastel5Lars‐Olof Hattenbach6Department of Ophthalmology Ludwigshafen Hospital Ludwigshafen am Rhein GermanyDepartment of Ophthalmology Ludwigshafen Hospital Ludwigshafen am Rhein GermanyDepartment of Ophthalmology Ludwigshafen Hospital Ludwigshafen am Rhein GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine A Ludwigshafen Hospital Ludwigshafen am Rhein GermanyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim Ruprecht‐Karls‐University Heidelberg Mannheim GermanyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim Ruprecht‐Karls‐University Heidelberg Mannheim GermanyDepartment of Ophthalmology Ludwigshafen Hospital Ludwigshafen am Rhein GermanyAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6895cytomegalovirus retinitisfrosted branch angiitisHIVHIV‐retinitisinflammatory cells in the vitreousmacular edema
spellingShingle Elisa Huynh
Argyrios Chronopoulos
James Scott Schutz
Bernd Claus
Marwa Erwemi
Hermann Krastel
Lars‐Olof Hattenbach
Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection
Clinical Case Reports
cytomegalovirus retinitis
frosted branch angiitis
HIV
HIV‐retinitis
inflammatory cells in the vitreous
macular edema
title Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection
title_full Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection
title_fullStr Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection
title_full_unstemmed Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection
title_short Frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection
title_sort frosted branch angiitis as an immune recovery response in newly diagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and systemic cytomegalovirus infection
topic cytomegalovirus retinitis
frosted branch angiitis
HIV
HIV‐retinitis
inflammatory cells in the vitreous
macular edema
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6895
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