Functional and Anatomic Changes in Acute Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy: A Case Report. Issue 2 (March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cennamo, Gilda; Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Amoroso, Francesca; Velotti, Nunzio; Soda, Mauro; De Crecchio, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: European journal of ophthalmology. Volume 24:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 286
• Page End: 289
• Publication Date: 2014-03
• Subjects: Acute multifocal posterior placoid pigment epitheliopathy -- Retinal pigment epithelium -- Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Eye -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 617.7005
• DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000374
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1120-6721

Abstract

Purpose: To report the functional and anatomic features of a case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE). Methods: Case report. 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). Conclusions: This case report emphasizes the role of the RPE in the pathogenesis of APMPPE.