A case of frosted branch angiitis in an immunocompromised child

Authors

Janet Leath Alexander, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Marijean Miller, Childrens National Health System

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Journal

Journal of AAPOS

Volume

19

Issue

1

DOI

10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.08.014

Abstract

Copyright © 2015 by the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Frosted branch angiitis is a rare vascular reaction believed to be a nonspecific immune response to an infective, neoplastic, or idiopathic insult. The clinical presentation is characteristic and typically affects children and younger adults, and the prognosis is good. We report a case of frosted branch angiitis during immune recovery in a 2-year-old boy with Langerhans cell histiocytosis on systemic immunosuppressive therapy.

APA Citation

Alexander, J., & Miller, M. (2015). A case of frosted branch angiitis in an immunocompromised child. Journal of AAPOS, 19 (1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.08.014