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Br J Ophthalmol ; 106(10): 1463-1468, 2022 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33926863

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PURPOSE: To ascertain the anatomic factors that help achieve non-surgical sealing in full thickness macular hole (FTMH). METHODS: Retrospective collaborative study of FTMH that closed without surgical intervention. RESULTS: A total of 78 patients (mean age 57.9 years) included 18 patients with blunt ocular trauma, 18 patients that received topical or intravitreal therapies and 42 patients with idiopathic FTMH. Mean±SD of the initial corrected visual acuity (VA) in logMAR improved from 0.65±0.54 to 0.34±0.45 (p<0.001) at a mean follow-up of 33.8±37.1 months. FTMH reopened in seven eyes (9.0%) after a mean of 8.6 months. Vitreomacular traction was noted in 12 eyes (15.8%), perifoveal posterior vitreous detachment in 42 (53.8%), foveal epiretinal membrane in 10 (12.8%), cystoid macular oedema (CME) in 49 (62.8%) and subretinal fluid (SRF) in 20 (25.6%). By multivariate analysis, initial VA correlated to the height (p<0.001) and narrowest diameter of the hole (p<0.001) while final VA correlated to the basal diameter (p<0.001). Time for closure of FTMH (median 2.8 months) correlated to the narrowest diameter (p<0.001) and the presence of SRF (p=0.001). Mean time for closure (in months) was 1.6 for eyes with trauma, 4.3 for eyes without trauma but with therapy for CME, 4.4 for eyes without trauma and without therapy in less than 200 µm in size and 24.7 for more than 200 µm. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest an observation period in new onset FTMH for non-surgical closure, in the setting of trauma, treatment of CME and size <200 µm.


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Retinal Perforations , Wounds, Nonpenetrating , Fovea Centralis , Humans , Middle Aged , Retinal Perforations/diagnosis , Retinal Perforations/surgery , Retrospective Studies , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity , Vitrectomy , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/diagnosis , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/surgery
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Rev. neurol. (Ed. impr.) ; 56(11): 567-572, 1 jun., 2013. ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-112890

ABSTRACT

Introducción. La epiteliopatía pigmentaria placoide multifocal posterior aguda (EPPMPA) es una enfermedad inflamatoria rara, generalmente de etiología indeterminada, de la coriocapilar, el epitelio pigmentario y la retina externa. Afecta predominantemente a pacientes jóvenes y en algunos casos puede involucrar al sistema nervioso central en forma de ictus o de meningoencefalitis. Presentamos el caso clínico de una mujer joven con EPPMPA complicada con ictus e hipertensión intracraneal. Caso clínico. Mujer de 16 años que comienza con cefalea intensa sugestiva de hipertensión intracraneal, así como con un déficit agudo hemisférico izquierdo. La resonancia magnética craneal ponía de manifiesto lesiones embólicas o vasculíticas en diferentes territorios. No se evidenciaron datos de meningoencefalitis en el estudio del líquido cefalorraquídeo, pero sí de hipertensión intracraneal asociada. La presencia de lesiones muy específicas en el polo ocular posterior permitió el diagnóstico de EPPMPA complicada con ictus isquémico, probablemente por mecanismo vasculítico. Un amplio estudio etiológico fue negativo para identificar un factor desencadenante claro del proceso. Se inició tratamiento corticoideo con buena evolución clínica y radiológica. Conclusiones. La EPPMPA es una entidad rara que generalmente entraña buen pronóstico; sin embargo, en algunos casos puede complicarse con afectación del sistema nervioso central, y el ictus isquémico secundario a vasculitis es la complicación más grave. Ante un paciente joven con ictus que presente sintomatología visual y lesiones coriorretinianas, debe considerarse la EPPMPA en su diagnóstico etiológico (AU)


Introduction. 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 nervous system in the form of strokes or meningoencephalitis. We report the clinical case of a young female with APMPPE that was complicated by stroke and intracranial hypertension. Case report. Our patient was a 16-year-old female who began with intense headaches suggesting intracranial hypertension, as well as with an acute deficit in the left hemisphere. A magnetic resonance scan of the head revealed embolic or vasculitic lesions in different territories. No evidence of meningoencephalitis was found in the cerebrospinal fluid analysis, but signs of associated intracranial hypertension were observed. The presence of very specific lesions in the posterior pole of the eye led to a diagnosis of APMPPE complicated by ischaemic stroke, probably caused by a vasculitic mechanism. An extensive aetiological study failed to identify a clear precipitating factor underlying the process. Treatment with corticoids was established, with good clinical and radiological progression. Conclusions. APMPPE is an infrequent condition that generally has a good prognosis. In some cases, however, complications may arise owing to involvement of the central nervous system, and ischaemic stroke secondary to vasculitis is the most severe complication. In young patients with stroke who present visual symptoms and chorioretinital lesions, APMPPE must be considered in the aetiological diagnosis (AU)


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Humans , Stroke/etiology , Brain Ischemia/etiology , Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/complications , Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid/pathology , Retinal Pigment Epithelium/pathology
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Rev Neurol ; 56(11): 567-72, 2013 Jun 01.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23703059

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: 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 nervous system in the form of strokes or meningoencephalitis. We report the clinical case of a young female with APMPPE that was complicated by stroke and intracranial hypertension. CASE REPORT: Our patient was a 16-year-old female who began with intense headaches suggesting intracranial hyper-tension, as well as with an acute deficit in the left hemisphere. A magnetic resonance scan of the head revealed embolic or vasculitic lesions in different territories. No evidence of meningoencephalitis was found in the cerebrospinal fluid analysis, but signs of associated intracranial hypertension were observed. The presence of very specific lesions in the posterior pole of the eye led to a diagnosis of APMPPE complicated by ischaemic stroke, probably caused by a vasculitic mechanism. An extensive aetiological study failed to identify a clear precipitating factor underlying the process. Treatment with corticoids was established, with good clinical and radiological progression. CONCLUSIONS: APMPPE is an infrequent condition that generally has a good prognosis. In some cases, however, complications may arise owing to involvement of the central nervous system, and ischaemic stroke secondary to vasculitis is the most severe complication. In young patients with stroke who present visual symptoms and chorioretinital lesions, APMPPE must be considered in the aetiological diagnosis.


TITLE: Epiteliopatia pigmentaria placoide multifocal posterior aguda. Una rara causa de ictus isquemico.Introduccion. La epiteliopatia pigmentaria placoide multifocal posterior aguda (EPPMPA) es una enfermedad inflamatoria rara, generalmente de etiologia indeterminada, de la coriocapilar, el epitelio pigmentario y la retina externa. Afecta predominantemente a pacientes jovenes y en algunos casos puede involucrar al sistema nervioso central en forma de ictus o de meningoencefalitis. Presentamos el caso clinico de una mujer joven con EPPMPA complicada con ictus e hipertension intracraneal. Caso clinico. Mujer de 16 anos que comienza con cefalea intensa sugestiva de hipertension intracraneal, asi como con un deficit agudo hemisferico izquierdo. La resonancia magnetica craneal ponia de manifiesto lesiones embolicas o vasculiticas en diferentes territorios. No se evidenciaron datos de meningoencefalitis en el estudio del liquido cefalorraquideo, pero si de hipertension intracraneal asociada. La presencia de lesiones muy especificas en el polo ocular posterior permitio el diagnostico de EPPMPA complicada con ictus isquemico, probablemente por mecanismo vasculitico. Un amplio estudio etiologico fue negativo para identificar un factor desencadenante claro del proceso. Se inicio tratamiento corticoideo con buena evolucion clinica y radiologica. Conclusiones. La EPPMPA es una entidad rara que generalmente entrana buen pronostico; sin embargo, en algunos casos puede complicarse con afectacion del sistema nervioso central, y el ictus isquemico secundario a vasculitis es la complicacion mas grave. Ante un paciente joven con ictus que presente sintomatologia visual y lesiones coriorretinianas, debe considerarse la EPPMPA en su diagnostico etiologico.


Subject(s)
Brain Ischemia/etiology , Choroid Diseases/complications , Retinal Diseases/complications , Vasculitis/complications , Adolescent , Choroid Diseases/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Fluorescein Angiography , Headache/etiology , Hemianopsia/etiology , Hemiplegia/etiology , Humans , Intracranial Hypertension/etiology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Meningoencephalitis/diagnosis , Neuroimaging , Papilledema/etiology , Pharyngitis/complications , Retinal Diseases/diagnosis , Retinal Pigment Epithelium/pathology , Speech Disorders/etiology
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