An extensive case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of extensive acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE).


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
An 18-year-old girl was admitted and treated with intravenous acyclovir and intravitreal gancyclovir for presumed acute retinal necrosis. As the lesions faded and vision improved, the findings became more consistent with an extensive form of APMPPE.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy can present very aggressively early in its course. Despite macular involvement, as in this patient, vision can improve significantly.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
Annie
A
Chan
Mark S
MS
Blumenkranz
Steven R
SR
Sanislo