title: Unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy in a 14-year-old Hispanic girl.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The authors discuss a case of unilateral diminished vision in a 14-year-old Hispanic girl.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective chart review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient was referred to University Hospital (UH) at New Jersey Medical School with a complaint of blurry vision in the right eye for approximately 1 month. Clinical examination showed a yellow-gray area of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) elevation in the perifoveal region OD and normal examination OS. Optical coherence tomography showed a corresponding area of RPE elevation with associated sub-RPE fluid. Fluorescein angiogram on presentation disclosed a focal area of hyperfluorescence and dye pooling. Bloodwork and chest x-ray were within normal limits. These changes resolved over the ensuing 4 weeks despite discontinuation of all treatment. The patient experienced complete resolution of her symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report a case of unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy in a 14-year-old Hispanic girl. To the authors' knowledge, this is the youngest reported patient with this condition to date.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
authors.forename: Shriji N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Neelakshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhagat
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldfeder
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zarbin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D061848:Optical Imaging; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology