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- APMPPE Retinitis Pigmentosa}
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- Copyright (C) 1992 National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
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- 894:
- Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE)
-
- ** IMPORTANT **
- It is possible the main title of the article (Acute Posterior Multifocal
- Placoid Pigment (APMPPE)) is not the name you expected. Please check the
- SYNONYMS listing on the next page to find alternate names and disorder
- subdivisions covered by this article.
-
- Synonyms
-
- APMPPE
-
- Information on the following diseases can be found in the Related
- Disorders section of this report:
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- Retinitis Pigmentosa
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- General Discussion
-
- ** REMINDER **
- The information contained in the Rare Disease Database is provided for
- educational purposes only. It should not be used for diagnostic or treatment
- purposes. If you wish to obtain more information about this disorder, please
- contact your personal physician and/or the agencies listed in the Resources
- section of this report.
-
- Acute Posterior Multifocal Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is a rare
- acquired eye disorder. Major symptoms include rapid temporary loss of vision
- due to disease of the retinal pigment cells.
-
- Symptoms
-
- APMPPE is characterized by multiple flat, yellow-white lesions of the
- posterior part of the inner eye at the pigment cell level of the retina.
- There are usually signs of inflammation in the veins of the retina which
- subside without treatment. In some cases the resulting vision loss can be
- permanent, but in most cases the disorder is characterized by rapid but
- temporary loss of vision.
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- Causes
-
- The exact cause of APMPPE is not known. Researchers suspect that it may be
- caused by a virus. It can subside without treatment or it may reoccur at any
- time. The viruses may stay dormant in humans for extended periods of time,
- then for reasons yet unknown, may unexplainably become reactivated.
-
- Affected Population
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- APMPPE affects males and females of all ages in equal numbers. It is a very
- rare disorder.
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- Related Disorders
-
- Symptoms of the following disorders can be similar to those of APMPPE.
- Comparisons may be useful for a differential diagnosis.
-
- Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is one of a group of diseases causing
- degeneration of the retina. When the retina degenerates, as in Retinitis
- Pigmentosa, the vision decreases and may occasionally be lost. One of the
- earliest symptoms is difficulty seeing at night or in dimly lit places. This
- is slowly followed by tunnel vision. The rate and extent of progression is
- extremely variable, but RP does not occur with the sudden onset of APMPPE.
- (For more information on this disorder, choose "Retinitis Pigmentosa" as your
- search term in the Rare Disease Database.)
-
- Therapies: Standard
-
- Treatment of APMPPE is symptomatic and supportive. Very often vision returns
- without specific treatment.
-
- Therapies: Investigational
-
- This disease entry is based upon medical information available through April
- 1992. Since NORD's resources are limited, it is not possible to keep every
- entry in the Rare Disease Database completely current and accurate. Please
- check with the agencies listed in the Resources section for the most current
- information about this disorder.
-
- Resources
-
- For more information on APMPPE, please contact:
-
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- P.O. Box 8923
- New Fairfield, CT 06812-1783
- (203) 746-6518
-
- Vision Foundation, Inc.
- 818 Mt. Auburn St.
- Watertown, MA 02172
- (617) 926-4232
-
- The Association for Macular Diseases
- 210 E. 64th St.
- New York, NY 10021
- (212) 605-4719
-
- Macular Diseases, Juvenile, contact:
- Richard A. Lewis, M.D.
- Dept. of Ophthalmology
- Baylor College of Medicine
- One Baylor Plaza
- Houston, TD 77030
- (713) 799-5942
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- NIH/National Eye Institute (NEI)
- 9000 Rockville Pike
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- (301) 496-5248
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- References
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- ACUTE POSTERIOR MULTIFOCAL PLACOID PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; T.M. Goen, et al;
- J Am Optom Assoc (February, 1987, issue 58 (2)). Pp. 112-117.
-
- ACUTE POSTERIOR MULTIFOCAL PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; T. Autzen, et al; Acta
- Ophthalmof (June, 1986, 64 (3)). Pp. 267-270.
-
- ACUTE POSTERIOR MULTIFOCAL PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFUSE
- RETINAL VASCULITIS AND LATE HEMORRHAGIC MACULAR DETACHMENT; M Isashiki, et
- al; Br J Ophthalmol (April, 1986, issue 70 (4)). Pp. 255-259.
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