A case of secondary frosted branch angiitis in Behçet's disease

We report a case of Behcet's disease in a pregnant woman associated with secondary Frosted Branch Angiitis (FBA). FBA is a rare entity characterized by a florid translucent retinal perivascular sheathing of both arterioles and venules, with variable uveitis, retinal oedema and visual loss. To o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bulletin de la Société Belge d'Ophtalmologie 2005 (298), p.41-44
Hauptverfasser:	REYNDERS, S, DEWACHTER, A, DE VRIESE, A. S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Behcet Syndrome - complications Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis Biological and medical sciences Female Humans Medical sciences Miscellaneous Ophthalmology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Retinal Vasculitis - etiology Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Uvea diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of Behcet's disease in a pregnant woman associated with secondary Frosted Branch Angiitis (FBA). FBA is a rare entity characterized by a florid translucent retinal perivascular sheathing of both arterioles and venules, with variable uveitis, retinal oedema and visual loss. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of FBA secondary to Behcet's disease in pregnancy.
ISSN:	0081-0746