Abstract
Sympathetic ophthalmia is an ocular inflammatory disease commonly associated with penetrating trauma. We report a case of sympathetic ophthalmia who had Dalen-Fuchs nodules on presentation and developed a frosted branch angiitis (FBA)-like picture which is not a known feature of this disease. A 25-year-old male patient was seen 8 months following penetrating trauma to the left eye. He was treated with oral steroids and immunosuppressives. Fundus fluorescein angiography confirmed the presence of perivascular retinitis; optical coherence tomography showed retinal thickening and ultrasonography showed peripapillary choroidal thickening. Atypical features such as FBA in cases of sympathetic ophthalmia can be present and can indicate an ongoing active inflammation. Early aggressive management is required to prevent visual morbidity.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_99_2014
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), 49-51
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Annamalai, R., & Biswas, J. (2018). Sympathetic ophthalmia presenting with signs of frosted branch angiitis: Report of a case. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), 49-51. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_99_2014
MLA 9
Annamalai, Radha, and Jyotirmay Biswas. "Sympathetic ophthalmia presenting with signs of frosted branch angiitis: Report of a case." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 11, no. 1, 2018, pp. 49-51. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_99_2014.
Chicago (author–date)
Annamalai, Radha, and Jyotirmay Biswas. 2018. "Sympathetic ophthalmia presenting with signs of frosted branch angiitis: Report of a case." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 11 (1): 49-51. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_99_2014.
Harvard
Annamalai, R. and Biswas, J. (2018) 'Sympathetic ophthalmia presenting with signs of frosted branch angiitis: Report of a case', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), pp. 49-51. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_99_2014.
Vancouver
Annamalai R, Biswas J. Sympathetic ophthalmia presenting with signs of frosted branch angiitis: Report of a case. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018;11(1):49-51. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_99_2014
IEEE
R. Annamalai, and J. Biswas, "Sympathetic ophthalmia presenting with signs of frosted branch angiitis: Report of a case," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 49-51, 2018, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_99_2014.