title: Lupus relapse presented as frosted branch retinal angiitis: case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) relapse, which presented as frosted branch retinal angiitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 16-year-old female patient had an SLE relapse that appeared as frosted branch angiitis while being treated with deflazacort and azathioprine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete resolution of the vasculitis was achieved with a 3-day course of pulsed intravenous methylprednisolone and oral prednisone 3 weeks later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Even with proper immunosuppressive treatment, SLE can relapse. This case presented as frosted branch retinal angiitis, which is a clinical picture that is rarely described in SLE.
authors.affiliation: Clinica David Unidad Oftalmologica and General Hospital Dr. Miguel Silva, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
authors.forename: Sergio E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Da Mota
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arellanes-Garcia
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Recillas-Gispert
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cornejo-Ballesteros
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Melgoza-del-Angel
authors.forename: Leobardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teran-Estrada
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020945:Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011282:Pregnenediones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D031300:Retinal Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011282:Pregnenediones; C021988:deflazacort; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone; D008775:Methylprednisolone