Placoid pigment epitheliopathy presenting as an anterior uveitis. A case report.
A young woman with acute posterior multifocal placoid epitheliopathy originally presented with signs and symptoms of an anterior uveitis. Prior to the eye condition the patient had experienced headaches and malaise with some muscle and joint tenderness, and had been treated with penicillin because of a dental infection. The clinical and fluorescein angiographic findings are presented. The evidence supports the concept of a primary vascular disturbance of the choriocapillaris with secondary involvement of the retinal pigment epithelium.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000188:drug therapy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones