A Case of Ampiginous Choroiditis

A Case of Ampiginous Choroiditis

PURPOSEPresentation of a case report of a unilateral ampiginous choroiditis. METHODSThis is an observational case report. RESULTSA 70-year-old woman was referred to us with unilateral scattered chorioretinal lesions. The multifocal pattern of the lesions and the angiographic features led to the diag...

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Published in:Case reports in ophthalmology Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 453 - 457
Main Authors: Lambrecht, Pieter, Claeys, Marnix, De Schryver, Ilse
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: 01-09-2015
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Summary:PURPOSEPresentation of a case report of a unilateral ampiginous choroiditis. METHODSThis is an observational case report. RESULTSA 70-year-old woman was referred to us with unilateral scattered chorioretinal lesions. The multifocal pattern of the lesions and the angiographic features led to the diagnosis of ampiginous choroiditis. CONCLUSIONAmpiginous choroiditis is a primary inflammatory choriocapillaropathy with characteristics of both acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and serpiginous choroiditis.
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ISSN:1663-2699
1663-2699
DOI:10.1159/000442742