title: Retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in a 42-year-old woman with syphilitic retinitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of a young individual with retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) on the background of syphilitic retinitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 42-year-old Caucasian with confirmed diagnosis of syphilitic retinitis in both eyes revealed the existence of RAP in the RE that responded well to one session of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and photodynamic therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of RAP in such a young individual. Further research is required in order to examine the possibility of inflammation playing a role in the pathophysiology of RAP.
authors.affiliation: Athens University, Ophthalmology Department, ATTIKON Hospital, Athens, Greece. petrospetrou01@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rouvas
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petrou
authors.forename: Stylianos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maselos
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Douvali
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vergados
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Markomichelakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012173:Retinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013587:Syphilis; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; D007208:Indocyanine Green