Functional and anatomic changes in acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy: a case report.

Authors :: Cennamo G
Nicoletti G
Amoroso F
Velotti N
Soda M
De Crecchio G
Source :: European journal of ophthalmology [Eur J Ophthalmol] 2014 Mar-Apr; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 286-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 23.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Purpose: To report the functional and anatomic features of a case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE).<br />Methods: Case report.<br />Results: A 30-year-old man presented with a decrease of visual acuity that started a few days earlier. Fundus examination showed multiple, subretinal, white-yellowish lesions at the posterior pole in both eyes, suggesting APMPPE. Symptoms and clinical signs resolved within a few weeks, leaving well-defined areas of atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).<br />Conclusions: This case report emphasizes the role of the RPE in the pathogenesis of APMPPE.

Subjects :: Acute Disease
Adult
Coloring Agents
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Indocyanine Green
Male
Retinal Diseases diagnosis
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Vision Disorders physiopathology
Visual Acuity
Pigment Epithelium of Eye physiopathology
Retinal Diseases physiopathology

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