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Functional and anatomic changes in acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy: a case report
Gilda Cennamo1, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Francesca Amoroso
1Eye Clinic, Dipartimento Neuroscienze, Scienze Riproduttive, Odontostomatologiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples - Italy.
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.
