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Case Reports
. 2001 Mar;131(3):394-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00792-3.

Frosted branch angiitis in a child with HIV infection

H F Fine  1 , J A Smith, B L Murante, R B Nussenblatt, M R Robinson
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Frosted branch angiitis in a child with HIV infection

H F Fine et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: In adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, frosted branch angiitis is commonly associated with cytomegalovirus retinitis and responds to anti-cytomegalovirus therapy. We describe the first pediatric case of HIV-associated frosted branch angiitis.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 7-year-old HIV-infected male with frosted branch angiitis was refractory to induction doses of intravenous ganciclovir and foscarnet over a 2-month period. Although cytomegalovirus antigenemia resolved, the angiitis only improved after subsequent treatment with systemic corticosteroids.

Conclusion: Frosted branch angiitis in this patient was not attributed to cytomegalovirus. The pathogenesis of HIV-associated frosted branch angiitis may differ between children and adults.

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