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Frosted Branch Angiitis

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Primary frosted branch angiitis is characterized by widespread translucent retinal perivascular sheathing of both arterioles and venules in association with variable amount of anterior segment inflammation, vitritis, retinal edema, and visual loss. The exact etiology is unknown although the onset is typically after a multifactorial prodromal illness. An atypical, focal form of frosted branch angiitis may be seen in other causes of intraocular inflammation such as cytomegalovirus retinitis. The condition usually responds well to systemic steroids, rarely needing additional immunosuppressive therapy. The index chapter describes three cases of frosted branch angiitis associated with various clinical conditions.

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  1. Advanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Near Punjab University, 160012, Chandigarh, India

    Kanika Aggarwal, Aniruddha Agarwal & Vishali Gupta

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  1. Kanika Aggarwal
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  1. Advanced Eye Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Vishali Gupta

  2. Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Quan Dong Nguyen

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University, Paris, France

    Phuc LeHoang

  4. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Carl P Herbort Jr.

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Aggarwal, K., Agarwal, A., Gupta, V. (2016). Frosted Branch Angiitis. In: Gupta, V., Nguyen, Q., LeHoang, P., Herbort Jr., C. (eds) The Uveitis Atlas. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2506-5_81-1

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