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Anticardiolipin antibodies in acute multifocal posterior placoid pigment epitheliopathy
  1. I Uthman1,
  2. D M Najjar2,
  3. S S Kanj1,
  4. Z Bashshur2
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Z Bashshur, American University of Beirut Medical Centre, PO Box 113–6044, Beirut, Lebanon;
    zb00{at}aub.edu.lb

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.62.7.687

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    Acute multifocal posterior placoid pigment epithelio pathy (AMPPPE) is a disorder of otherwise healthy young adults. A possible thrombotic process involving the choroid has been suggested in the pathogenesis of this condition. We report a case of AMPPPE and anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL).

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    A 32 year old woman presented because of sudden onset of bilateral decrease in visual acuity. Her past medical history was negative. One week before the decrease in vision, the patient had been complaining of headaches associated with fever, chills, and a rash on her neck and lower extremities.

    The initial ocular examination showed a visual acuity of 20/200 in the right eye and 20/30 in the left eye. Fundus examination disclosed bilateral multiple yellow-white placoid lesions …

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