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3420312

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
A relationship between acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) and systemic infections has been suggested. This report presents a case of APMPPE in connection with acute nephritis in a previously healthy man. The disease started with arthralgia, headache, fever, malaise, and lymphadenopathy. During the following 2 weeks, signs of mild nephritis developed. At the same time the patient noticed acute decrease in vision; the visual acuity being 0.08 (20/250) in both eyes. Mild anterior uveitis and areas of pigment epithelial swelling at the posterior pole corresponding to the picture of APMPPE were observed. Four weeks later, the fundus lesions had healed leaving some pigment epithelial atrophy and pigment dispersion in the macula, and the visual acuity was 0.8 (20/25) in the right and 1.0 (20/20) in the left eye. No systemic therapy was given. This case gives support to the theory of general vasculitis as a cause of APMPPE.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0275-004X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
122-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-12-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy in connection with acute nephritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports