Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. Pigment epitheliopathy of choriocapillaritis?
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Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE).
A 20-year-old female presented with distorted vision after a viral illness and was found to have acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE). This case is described with presenting signs and symptoms and the final outcome. The general features and aetiology of APMPPE are discussed.
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OBJECTIVE Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is a rare disease with a probable inflammatory component which mostly affects young patients. The aim of our study was to analyse the demographic and clinical features of this disease in a group of 16 patients. METHODS Sixteen patients with APMPPE were included in this study. We analyzed their demographic data (age, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.56.12.863