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Table 1 Summary of reported cases with HIV-infection and cytomegalovirus-associated frosted branch angiitis

From: Frosted branch angiitis due to cytomegalovirus-associated unmasking immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a case report and literature review

Case

Age (years)

Gender

CD4 cell count(/μl)

Eyes with FBA

Duration post-ART

ART

Outcome

Treatment

Mansour AM et al. 1993 [7]

27

M

NM

Left

NM

NM

R

Gancyclovir

39

M

NM

Right

NM

NM

R

Gancyclovir

24

M

NM

Left

NM

NM

NM

Gancyclovir

35

M

NM

Left

NM

NM

R

Gancyclovir

35

M

NM

Both

NM

NM

R

Introvenous gancyclovir

32

M

NM

Both

NM

NM

R

Gancyclovir

R F Spaide et al. 1992 [8]

36

M

10

Both

NM

NM

R

Introvenous gancyclovir

50

M

10

Both

NM

NM

R + retinal detachment

Gancyclovir, vitrectomy,intravenous foscarnet

28

M

20

Right

NM

NM

R

Intravenous foscarnet

Mehmet Numan Alp et al. 2010 [10]

36

F

From 9 to 20

Both

6 m

Y

NDR

R +retinal detachment

Introvenous gancyclovir,

Periocular and topical steroids,

ART continuation

Aguilar Lozano et al. 2016 [11]

41

M

31

Left

8 m

Y

DR

NM

Introvenous gancyclovir, ART adjustment

Supinda Leeam-ornsiri et al. 2013 [12]

40

F

From 53 to 107

Right

1 W

Y

NDR

R

Intravitreal ganciclovir injections,

Oral prednisone

ART continuation

H F Fine et al. 2001 [13]

7

M

30

Both

NM

NM

R

Introvenous gancyclovir and foscarnet,

Oral prednisone

Biswas et al. 1999 [14]

39

M

69

Both

5 m

Y

DR

R +retinal detachment

Introvenous gancyclovir,

Vitrectomy,

Intravitreal injections of gancyclovir

S A Geier et al. 1992 [15]

49

M

NM

Right

NM

NM

R

Introvenous gancyclovir,

Oral fluocortolone

Feifei Mao et al. 2016 [16]

26

M

11

Right

3 W

Y

NDR

R

Oral prednisone,intravitreal foscarnet injections,

ART continuation

Our patient

27

M

From 33 to 172

Left

5 W

Y

NDR

R

Intravitreal ganciclovir injection,

Introvenous gancyclovir,intravenous foscarnet

ART continuation

  1. M male, F female, NM not mentioned or not done, DR drug resistance of ART, NDR non-drug resistance of ART, R regression of FBA, Y yes, FBA frosted branch angiitis, ART Antiretroviral therapy