title: Retinal pseudoangiitis after intravitreal triamcinolone.
abstract: We present a case of a 40-year-old woman with a fundus image similar to frosted retinal angiitis after undergoing pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal triamcinolone injection. The patient with diabetic retinopathy was referred to our hospital with vision loss in her right eye secondary to vitreous haemorrhage. After pars plana vitrectomy and injection of triamcinolone acetonide a funduscopy examination revealed deposits of triamcinolone along the retinal vessels simulating a frosted retinal angiitis. Triamcinolone deposits along blood vessels could be the result of the reabsorption process of these crystals by the perivascular macrophages. Further studies are needed.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Centro de investigaciones médico-sanitarias, Málaga, Spain.
authors: Jose Manuel
authors: JM
authors: García-Campos
authors: Hospital Virgen de la Victoria of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
authors: Ignacio
authors: I
authors: García-Basterra
authors: Hospital Virgen de la Victoria of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
authors: Radua
authors: R
authors: Kamal-Salah
authors: Hospital Virgen de la Victoria of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Baquero-Aranda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D058449:Intravitreal Injections; D019721:Ophthalmoscopes; D031300:Retinal Vasculitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone