[Acute retinal epithelitis: uncommon symptoms in a clinical case]

We describe an acute retinal pigment epithelitis (A.R.P.E) case in a young woman who noticed an acute decreased vision and color vision defects. The patient was treated with systemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with recovery of visual acuity to normal in three weeks.

We highlight the debut with important decrease of visual acuity at levels that are not common in this illness. The disturbance in color vision is a rare symptom. The visual acuity recovery in a short period of time is what usually happens, and in this case it is just three weeks, not knowing how it relates to NSAID.