COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS-INDUCED FROSTED BRANCH ANGIITIS AFTER INTRAVITREAL ANTI–VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR INJECTION
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Gensure, Rebekah H.; Hsu, Jason; Federman, Jay; Park, Carl; Spirn, Marc J.
- Source
- Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. Dec 15, 2017 11(1):60-62
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1935-1089
PURPOSE:: To describe a case of frosted branch angiitis after intravitreal ranibizumab injection. METHODS:: Retrospective chart review. RESULTS:: A patient with a history of neovascular age-related macular degeneration underwent intravitreal ranibizumab injection and subsequently developed coagulase-negative Staphylococcus endophthalmitis with findings of frosted branch angiitis. CONCLUSION:: Endophthalmitis presenting as frosted branch angiitis is a rare complication after intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth factor injection. Early recognition is critical to optimize outcomes. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of frosted branch angiitis as a presentation of endophthalmitis with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.