Abstract
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Forested branch angiitis is a rare retinal vasculitis with widespread sheathing of blood vessels simulating frost on a tree branch [1, 2].
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It almost exclusively affects the veins but occasionally involves the arterioles [1, 2].
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It is mostly idiopathic. However, it has also been reported to occur in cytomegalovirus retinitis, Behcet’s disease, sarcoidosis, systemic herpes simplex infection, toxoplasmosis, Crohn’s disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lymphoma, and relapsing acute lymphoblastic leukemia [2, 3].
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In general, this disease without any systemic diseases is classified into primary forested branch angiitis, whereas that with systemic abnormalities is termed as secondary frosted branch angiitis [1, 4].
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Yang, P. (2021). Frosted Branch Angiitis. In: Atlas of Uveitis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3726-4_31
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