Retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in a 42-year-old woman with syphilitic retinitis.
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.
Rouvas
Alexander
A
Athens University, Ophthalmology Department, ATTIKON Hospital, Athens, Greece. petrospetrou01@yahoo.com
Petrou
Petros
P
Maselos
Stylianos
S
Douvali
Maria
M
Vergados
Ioannis
I
Markomichelakis
Nikolaos
N
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
D004396:Coloring Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; D007208:Indocyanine Green