white dot syndromes/headache

A relationship between acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) and systemic infections has been suggested. This report presents a case of APMPPE in connection with acute nephritis in a previously healthy man. The disease started with arthralgia, headache, fever, malaise,

BACKGROUND Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is a rare inflammatory disease, generally of unknown aetiology, affecting the choriocapillaris, the pigment epithelium and the outer retina. It predominantly affects young patients and in some cases may involve the central

A 20-year-old woman recently diagnosed with acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy developed headaches, weakness, and paresthesias. MR imaging of the brain revealed an acute infarct (demonstrated by diffusion-weighted images) in the head of the right caudate nucleus, a chronic

This article reports the case of a 32-year-old female patient who presented with severe spasmodically occurring retrobulbar pain, headaches and light sensitivity. The neurological examination confirmed cephalalgia but no evidence of other neurological symptoms was found. Ophthalmoscopy revealed

Purpose. To report favorable outcome of a case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) associated with cerebral vasculitis after treatment with immunosuppressive therapy by mitoxantrone. Design. Single case report. Method. A 22-year-old man presented with acute isolated

OBJECTIVE To report a case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE), following influenza vaccination. METHODS An 18-year-old female patient developed a painless significant bilateral decrease of vision, moderate photophobia, metamorphopsia and intermittent headaches two

Although the cause of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) has not been elucidated, 2 reports have described cases of MEWDS after vaccination. A 16-year-old girl presented with throat pain, headache, and photopsia in the left eye 2 weeks after receiving a human papillomavirus (HPV)

A 43-year-old man who had visual loss from acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) developed a right middle cerebral artery territory infarction a few weeks after the visual loss occurred and shortly after corticosteroid therapy was tapered. He was then treated

Introduction: Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is an ophthalmologic condition of likely immune origin. Typically, it presents as a chorioretinitis with bilateral visual disturbance and characteristic

OBJECTIVE Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is an immune-mediated chorioretinal disease that causes acute visual symptoms with characteristic ophthalmoscopic findings. Neurological complications are rarely reported in the literature. Here we report two new cases of

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the visual prognosis as well as the frequency and clinical severity of central nervous system involvement in all acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) patients of one centre. METHODS A retrospective database review of

BACKGROUND Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is a chorioretinal disease that causes acute visual symptoms with characteristic fundus findings. Although this entity has been associated with a variety of neurological complications, it has received little attention in

OBJECTIVE The authors present a case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) associated with a systemic necrotizing vasculitis with mixed features of Wegener granulomatosis and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 29-year-old woman developed a

We report the case of a 21 year old man who has severe headache and blurred vision since 2 weeks. Ophthalmologic examination discloses typical lesions of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and an homonymous right inferior quadrantanopsia. An inflammatory syndrome and a

Purpose: To report the clinical presentation, multimodal imaging, and management of two patients with Rickettsia typhi infection who presented with transaminitis and bilateral uveitis.