PMID- 12504712
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030127
LR  - 20190627
IS  - 0002-9394 (Print)
IS  - 0002-9394 (Linking)
VI  - 135
IP  - 1
DP  - 2003 Jan
TI  - Acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy-like lesion as an early 
      presentation of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
PG  - 103-5
AB  - PURPOSE: To report a case of acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy 
      (AMPPE)-like lesion as an early presentation of subacute sclerosing 
      panencephalitis (SSPE). DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 21-year-old 
      woman presented with a profound loss of vision in the left eye. The initial 
      clinical picture was characterized by a whitish infiltration of the macular area 
      and papillary edema in the left eye. Six days later multiple chorioretinal 
      infiltrations were present in the peripheral fundus of the left eye, which led to 
      the diagnosis of AMPPE. RESULTS: During the following year, a gradual change in 
      her personality developed. The diagnosis of SSPE was made by cerebrospinal fluid 
      examination. Her clinical condition deteriorated rapidly, and she died. 
      CONCLUSIONS: AMPPE can be accompanied by central nervous system involvement. We 
      wish to emphasize the importance of considering the diagnosis of SSPE in cases of 
      AMPPE.
FAU - Floegel, Ingrid
AU  - Floegel I
AD  - Department of Ophthalmology, Karl Franzens University Graz, Graz, Austria. 
      ingrid.floegel@kfunigraz.ac.at
FAU - Haas, Anton
AU  - Haas A
FAU - El-Shabrawi, Yosuf
AU  - El-Shabrawi Y
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Ophthalmol
JT  - American journal of ophthalmology
JID - 0370500
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Fatal Outcome
MH  - Female
MH  - Fluorescein Angiography
MH  - Humans
MH  - Pigment Epithelium of Eye/*pathology
MH  - Retinal Diseases/*diagnosis
MH  - Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis/*diagnosis
EDAT- 2002/12/31 04:00
MHDA- 2003/01/28 04:00
CRDT- 2002/12/31 04:00
PHST- 2002/12/31 04:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/01/28 04:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/12/31 04:00 [entrez]
AID - S0002939402018494 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01849-4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 Jan;135(1):103-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01849-4.