• Title of article

    Acute poterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and cleriti in a patient with pANCA-poitive ytemic vaculiti

  • Author/Authors

    Tohihiko Matuo، نويسنده , , Tohiko Horikohi، نويسنده , , Chieko Nagai، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    566
  • To page
    568
  • Abstract
    PURPOE: To preent acute poterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and cleriti occurring in aociation with pANCA (perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplamic antibody)-poitive ytemic vaculiti. DEIGN: Interventional cae report. METHOD: A 69-year-old woman developed bilateral acute poterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy concurrent with rapidly progreive glomerulonephriti and bronchioalveoliti in both lung. REULT: The patient howed a high titer of pANCA (myeloperoxidae-ANCA). he then developed cleriti in the left eye and multiple gatric ulcer. CONCLUION: Acute poterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and cleriti in thi patient are manifetation that are part of pANCA-poitive ytemic vaculiti. Thi aociation further upport that acute poterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy i caued by vaculitic inflammation of the choriocapillari.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2002
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    623736