Behçet disease presenting with frosted branch angiitis

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2011 Feb;19(1):65-6. doi: 10.3109/09273948.2010.513798. Epub 2010 Oct 31.

Abstract

The authors present a case of Behçet disease presenting with frosted branch angiitis. Frosted branch angiitis is a rare clinical finding and there are only two reported cases in the literature associated with Behçet disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis / diagnosis
  • Azathioprine / adverse effects
  • Azathioprine / therapeutic use
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Behcet Syndrome / surgery
  • Fundus Oculi
  • HLA-B Antigens / isolation & purification
  • HLA-B51 Antigen
  • Hematocele / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Oral Ulcer / diagnosis
  • Papilledema / diagnosis
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Retinal Vasculitis / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Vasculitis / drug therapy
  • Retinal Vasculitis / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy

Substances

  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-B51 Antigen
  • Prednisolone
  • Azathioprine
  • Methotrexate