Frosted Branch Angiitis Diagnosed as Neuro-Behçet: A Diagnostic and Etiologic Dilemma
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Frosted Branch Angiitis Diagnosed as Neuro-Behçet: A Diagnostic and Etiologic Dilemma
PURPOSE To report a case of frosted branch angiitis (FBA) secondary to neuro-Behçet. METHODS Description, diagnosis, angiogram imaging and follow-up of a 28-year-old female with FBA. RESULTS 'Frosted branch angiitis' is a clinical term applied to three conditions: infiltration of vessels by malignant cells, and sheathing of vessels either secondary to an active disorder or subsequently to a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000328747