Abstract | PURPOSE: 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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Authors | H F Fine, J A Smith, B L Murante, R B Nussenblatt, M R Robinson |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology
(Am J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 131
Issue 3
Pg. 394-6
(Mar 2001)
ISSN: 0002-9394 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11239884
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antiviral Agents
- Glucocorticoids
- Foscarnet
- Ganciclovir
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Topics |
- Antiviral Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Child
- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Foscarnet
(therapeutic use)
- Ganciclovir
(therapeutic use)
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- HIV Infections
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Retinal Diseases
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
- Retinal Vessels
(drug effects, pathology)
- Vasculitis
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
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