Frosted branch angiitis in an AIDS patient with cytomegalovirus retinitis

Feifei Mao; Jianhua Wu; Huiyu Sun; Qisheng You; Dan Li

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.003

Frosted branch angiitis in an AIDS patient with cytomegalovirus retinitis

Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Nov:52:9-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.003. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Authors

Feifei Mao¹, Jianhua Wu², Huiyu Sun³, Qisheng You⁴, Dan Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, and The National Clinical Key Department of Infectious Diseases, Beijing DiTan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100015, Beijing, China.
² Hubei Lichuan National Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei, China.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, and The National Clinical Key Department of Infectious Diseases, Beijing DiTan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100015, Beijing, China. Electronic address: sunhuiyu123@126.com.
⁴ Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

PMID: 27640360
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.003

Abstract

A case of frosted branch angiitis in an AIDS patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is reported. The use of PCR techniques for CMV DNA detection in intraocular fluid was helpful in this situation. The appropriate therapy was given promptly due to the timely diagnosis based on this assay.

Keywords: AIDS; Cytomegalovirus; Frosted branch angiitis; PCR.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Adult
Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / complications*
Humans
Male
Vasculitis / complications*
Vasculitis / diagnosis