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Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy after acute group A streptococcal infection.
American Journal of Ophthalmology 1996 July
PURPOSE: We studied a case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy in a 40-year-old man who had had an acute febrile illness.
METHODS: The medical record was reviewed for clinical manifestations, course of disease, and laboratory findings, including results of fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography.
RESULTS: The patient had the typical clinical course of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with spontaneous resolution of posterior pole lesions and improvement in visual acuity from 20/60 to 20/20. The laboratory evaluation was remarkable for a rise in the anti-DNAse B antibody titer between initial and convalescent-phase serum samples, providing evidence of recent group A streptococcal infection.
CONCLUSION: Although acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy is often attributed to a postviral condition, this syndrome may also develop after an acute group A streptococcal infection.
METHODS: The medical record was reviewed for clinical manifestations, course of disease, and laboratory findings, including results of fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography.
RESULTS: The patient had the typical clinical course of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with spontaneous resolution of posterior pole lesions and improvement in visual acuity from 20/60 to 20/20. The laboratory evaluation was remarkable for a rise in the anti-DNAse B antibody titer between initial and convalescent-phase serum samples, providing evidence of recent group A streptococcal infection.
CONCLUSION: Although acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy is often attributed to a postviral condition, this syndrome may also develop after an acute group A streptococcal infection.
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