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2017•Revista Brasileira de OftalmologiaOpen access

Acute exsudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy: a case report

Geórgia de Freitas Neves, André Luís Carvalho de Moura Bastos

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Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy is an extremely rare retinal disorder, that has been considered as a form of paraneoplasic retinopathy, found in patients with a underlying primary tumor. Symptoms of acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy include preceding headache followed by acute onset of vision loss. The fundus of a patient with this condition typically demonstrates bilateral, subretinal white-yellow deposits in the macular region. The report of a rare disease which has a strong association with underlying neoplasia is extremely [...]

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Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy is an extremely rare retinal disorder, that has been considered as a form of paraneoplasic retinopathy, found in patients with a underlying primary tumor. Symptoms of acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy include preceding headache followed by acute onset of vision loss. The fundus of a patient with this condition typically demonstrates bilateral, subretinal white-yellow deposits in the macular region. The report of a rare disease which has a strong association with underlying neoplasia is extremely [...]

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Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy is an extremely rare retinal disorder, that has been considered as a form of paraneoplasic retinopathy, found in patients with a underlying primary tumor. Symptoms of acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy include preceding headache followed by acute onset of vision loss. The fundus of a patient with this condition typically demonstrates bilateral, subretinal white-yellow deposits in the macular region. The report of a rare disease which has a strong association with underlying neoplasia is extremely [...]

Key concepts: Maculopathy, Fundus (uterus), Medicine, Ophthalmology, Retinal, Retinopathy, Diabetes mellitus, Endocrinology

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