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Acute retinal pigment epithelitis in a 11-year-old child: case presentation and follow-up using optical coherence tomography angiography and static visual field
Affiliations- Department of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Abstract
We present a case of unilateral self-limiting acute retinal pigment epithelitis (ARPE) in an 11-year-old girl and 10 weeks of follow-up until complete recovery using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), SD-OCT-angiography (SD-OCTA) and static visual field.
Abstract
We present a case of unilateral self-limiting acute retinal pigment epithelitis (ARPE) in an 11-year-old girl and 10 weeks of follow-up until complete recovery using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), SD-OCT-angiography (SD-OCTA) and static visual field.
Keywords
acute retinal pigment epithelitis; ERPE; acute retinal pigment epitheliitis; youngest
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Acute retinal pigment epithelitis in a 11-year-old child: case presentation and follow-up using optical coherence tomography angiography and static visual field
Journal
Issue
Vol 8 (2023): Continuous Publishing
Article type
Case report
Pages
46-51
Published online
2023-05-02
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Bibliographic record
Ophthalmol J 2023;8:46-51.
Keywords
acute retinal pigment epithelitis
ERPE
acute retinal pigment epitheliitis
youngest
Authors
Paweł Hamdan
Magdalena Piekuta-Hamdan
Dominika Nowakowska
Małgorzata Kowalczyk
Katarzyna Nowomiejska
Robert Rejdak
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