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[Frosted-branch angiitis revealing Behçet's disease].
- Source :
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Journal francais d'ophtalmologie [J Fr Ophtalmol] 2009 Nov; Vol. 32 (9), pp. 664-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jul 17. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- A 30-year-old man with a history of skin and recurrent oral ulceration over 1 year developed loss of visual acuity in the right eye. The diagnosis of acute frosted branch angiitis was based on retinal vasculitis associated with retinal edema and hemorrhages, confirmed using fluorescein angiography (venous leakage and extensive staining of the vein walls). General examination revealed pseudofolliculitis and recurrent oral ulcers. The diagnosis of Behçet's disease was based on the international criteria. The patient was treated with prednisolone and colchicine, which were effective with a normalization of the fundus 1 month later. The initial presentation of Behçet's disease as frosted branch angiitis is exceptional, the main differential diagnosis being herpetic infections, which must be ruled out.
- Subjects :
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use
Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents therapeutic use
Anticoagulants therapeutic use
Aspirin therapeutic use
Behcet Syndrome complications
Behcet Syndrome drug therapy
Colchicine therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Heparin therapeutic use
Humans
Macular Edema etiology
Male
Oral Ulcer etiology
Papilledema etiology
Recurrence
Retinal Hemorrhage etiology
Retinal Vasculitis drug therapy
Skin Ulcer etiology
Stress, Psychological complications
Behcet Syndrome diagnosis
Retinal Vasculitis etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 1773-0597
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal francais d'ophtalmologie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19616344
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfo.2009.04.030