title: Frosted branch angiitis in two Chinese young girls.
abstract: We examined 2 relatively healthy young girls who presented with acute red eyes and blurred vision. Each patient developed thick, inflammatory infiltrates surrounding the retinal vessels creating the appearance of frosted tree branches in both eyes. Marked inflammatory reactions with cells and flare were noted in anterior chambers. One patient even had hypopyon in both eyes. Initial visual acuity ranged from 6/6.7 to 6/60. Both patients showed rapid improvement with systemic and/or topical corticosteroid therapy, and all of the affected eyes regained a visual acuity of 6/6. The clinical appearances and courses of these two patients matched the condition previously described in Japan and labeled frosted branch angiitis. Before this article, there was only one case reported in Taiwan.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: I-Ting
authors: IT
authors: Liu
authors: Yu-Mei
authors: YM
authors: Chung
authors: Jorn-Hon
authors: JH
authors: Liu
authors: Wen-Ming
authors: WM
authors: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones