title: [Infection-associated Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy].
abstract: Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is a rare inflammatory chorioretinopathy, which mainly affects young light-skinned, myopic adults between 20 and 30 years of age. The exact aetiology of APMPPE is unknown. Some patients report a viral or flu-like illness preceding the onset of APMPPE symptoms. This condition is usually bilateral and self-limiting with a good overall prognosis. Visual loss is sudden, but usually temporary. Relapses are very rare. Foveal involvement may lead to a worse visual prognosis. There is no current consensus on treatment. A wait-and-see approach with monitoring at short intervals is often sufficient. Based on a case example from our clinic we will demonstrate symptoms, diagnostic work-up and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Jena.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Jena.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Voigt
authors.affiliation: Augenärztliche Privatpraxis Jena.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dawczynski
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Jena.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Augsten
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Jena.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meller
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000382:microbiology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005584:Fovea Centralis; D006801:Humans; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult