Case Reports in Ophthalmology (Mar 2016)

Bilateral Neuroretinitis and a Unilateral Superior Hemivein Occlusion with Frosted Branch Angiitis Pattern Presenting Simultaneously in Behçet's Disease

  • Roy Schwartz,
  • Sara Borok,
  • Michaella Goldstein,
  • Anat Kesler,
  • Keren Regev,
  • Ori Elkayam,
  • Zohar Habot-Wilner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000444214
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 141 – 147

Abstract

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Purpose: To report a unique case of Behçet's disease that presented with atypical ocular manifestations. Methods: Case report. Results: A 23-year-old homosexual male presented with bilateral anterior uveitis, vitritis, neuroretinitis and a unilateral superior hemivein occlusion with frosted branch angiitis pattern. These were accompanied by systemic findings of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, erythema nodosum, and neurological and gastrointestinal involvement. A positive HLA-B51 examination supported the diagnosis of Behçet's disease. Conclusion: Neuroretinitis and frosted branch angiitis may be the clinical manifestations of Behçet's disease and may present simultaneously.

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