Pseudotumoral and Multiple Retinal Pigment Epithelium Proliferation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
Joint Authors
Yepez, Juan B.
Murati, Felipe
Petitto, Michele
Arevalo, J. Fernando
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a case of pseudotumoral retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) proliferation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease, in a 50-year-old female who presented with a juxtapapillary and peripheral subretinal hyperpigmented lesions in the left eye and “sunset glow fundus,” hyperpigmented striae, and multiple atrophic chorioretinal spots in the periphery.
The darkly pigmented exuberant larger subretinal mass extended to the periphery with associated subretinal fibrosis.
This patient demonstrated the entire clinical presentation of VKH disease, which tends to course with a chronic, bilateral, granulomatous panuveitis and exudative retinal detachment associated with poliosis, vitiligo, alopecia, and central nervous system and auditory signs.
Our case is unique for the presence of exuberant, pseudotumoral RPE proliferation at the juxtapapillary region and peripheral area.
Although this complication has rarely been reported, a high index of suspicion is warranted for early diagnosis and avoids unnecessary treatments of a pseudotumor.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yepez, Juan B.& Murati, Felipe& Petitto, Michele& Arevalo, J. Fernando. 2015. Pseudotumoral and Multiple Retinal Pigment Epithelium Proliferation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yepez, Juan B.…[et al.]. Pseudotumoral and Multiple Retinal Pigment Epithelium Proliferation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059347
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yepez, Juan B.& Murati, Felipe& Petitto, Michele& Arevalo, J. Fernando. Pseudotumoral and Multiple Retinal Pigment Epithelium Proliferation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059347
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059347