title: [Placoid pigment epitheliopathy and cerebral vasculitis: a clinical case].
abstract: We report the case of a 21 year old man who has severe headache and blurred vision since 2 weeks. Ophthalmologic examination discloses typical lesions of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and an homonymous right inferior quadrantanopsia. An inflammatory syndrome and a cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis are found. Cerebral imagery is normal. Headache improves only with corticotherapy. We conclude that the neurological attack associated with this acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy is most likely due to a cerebral vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Erasme, ULB.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Engelinus
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rasquin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blecic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zanen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*