Acute Retinopathy in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Acute retinopathy may partly explain variable disease manifestation and vision loss in patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). The diagnosis of this likely autoimmune process may inform patient counseling and treatment approaches.

Objective

To characterize acute retinopathy in patients with PXE as a disease manifestation that may be associated with profound visual impairment.

Design, setting, and participants

This single-center case series was conducted from May 2013 to October 2018. It used the patient database of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Bonn, a referral center for PXE in Germany. Patients at this center with genetically confirmed PXE and who met the inclusion criteria were included (n = 9). Patients underwent multimodal

SUBMITTER: Gliem M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692665 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature