Multimodal Imaging of Post-Infectious Unilateral Outer Retinopathy and Choroiditis

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2019;27(6):927-931. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2018.1485954. Epub 2018 Jun 28.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe with multimodal imaging a case of post-infectious unilateral outer retinopathy with choroiditis. Methods: Retrospective chart review of a case of a 67-year old male who presented following the onset of viral symptoms with an acute onset outer retinopathy, small vessel leakage on fluorescein angiography, and choroidal involvement evident on indocyanine green angiography and near infrared fundus autofluorescence (NIR-AF). Work up for infectious and autoimmune etiologies was negative. Results: Treatment with IV methylprednisolone followed by high dose oral prednisone resulted in improvement in visual acuity, outer retinal reconstitution and resolution of the choroidal changes. Conclusions: Despite this presentation sharing features with both acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) and multifocal choroiditis (MFC), the case is highly atypical of both entities.

Keywords: Choroiditis; multi-modal imaging; outer retinopathy; post-infectious; retinal vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Capillary Permeability
  • Coloring Agents / administration & dosage
  • Eye Infections, Viral / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Viral / drug therapy
  • Eye Infections, Viral / virology
  • Fluorescein Angiography*
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Indocyanine Green / administration & dosage
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Multifocal Choroiditis / diagnosis*
  • Multifocal Choroiditis / drug therapy
  • Multifocal Choroiditis / virology
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Scotoma / diagnosis*
  • Scotoma / drug therapy
  • Scotoma / virology
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence*
  • Visual Acuity
  • White Dot Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • White Dot Syndromes / drug therapy
  • White Dot Syndromes / virology

Substances

  • Coloring Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Indocyanine Green
  • Methylprednisolone

Supplementary concepts

  • Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy