Retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in a 42-year-old woman with syphilitic retinitis

Autor:	Alexander Rouvas, Petros Petrou, Stylianos Maselos, Nikolaos Markomichelakis, Ioannis Vergados, Maria Douvali
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Adult Indocyanine Green medicine.medical_specialty Angiomatosis Fundus Oculi Coloring agents Triamcinolone Acetonide chemistry.chemical_compound Retinal Diseases Ophthalmology medicine Immunology and Allergy Humans Syphilis Fluorescein Angiography Coloring Agents Glucocorticoids Ocular inflammation Intravitreal triamcinolone medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry fungi Retinitis Retinal medicine.disease Fluorescein angiography Pathophysiology body regions Vitreous Body chemistry Photochemotherapy Female sense organs Syphilitic retinitis business Tomography Optical Coherence
Zdroj:	Ocular immunology and inflammation. 17(5)
ISSN:	1744-5078
Popis:	Purpose: To present a case of a young individual with retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) on the background of syphilitic retinitis.Methods/Design: Interventional case report.Results: A 42-year-old Caucasian with confirmed diagnosis of syphilitic retinitis in both eyes revealed the existence of RAP in the RE that responded well to one session of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and photodynamic therapy.Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of RAP in such a young individual. Further research is required in order to examine the possibility of inflammation playing a role in the pathophysiology of RAP.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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