Abstract

This case report describes a patient with acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, presumed to be the initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), who responded to oral immunotherapy. The clinical, hematological, serological, and imaging examinations were carried out on the 28-year-old female who presented with bilateral multifocal central creamy lesions. The imaging modalities' findings and the overall visual improvement led us to diagnose acute posterior multifocal placoid pigmented epitheliopathy. This is the second time SLE has been presented as acute posterior multifocal placoid pigmented epitheliopathy, and before declaring it is idiopathic, we must investigate it thoroughly.

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DOI
10.4103/ojo.ojo_188_23
Journal
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 18(1), 51-54
Publisher
Medknow Publications
Open access
Gold open access

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APA 7

Abdullah, O. O. (2025). An acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with presumed systemic lupus erythematosus etiology. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 18(1), 51-54. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_188_23

MLA 9

Abdullah, Omer Othman. "An acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with presumed systemic lupus erythematosus etiology." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 18, no. 1, 2025, pp. 51-54. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_188_23.

Chicago (author–date)

Abdullah, Omer Othman. 2025. "An acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with presumed systemic lupus erythematosus etiology." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 18 (1): 51-54. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_188_23.

Harvard

Abdullah, O. O. (2025) 'An acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with presumed systemic lupus erythematosus etiology', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 18(1), pp. 51-54. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_188_23.

Vancouver

Abdullah OO. An acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with presumed systemic lupus erythematosus etiology. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025;18(1):51-54. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_188_23

IEEE

O. O. Abdullah, "An acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with presumed systemic lupus erythematosus etiology," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 51-54, 2025, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_188_23.