Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Case Report
Acute Retinal Pigment Epitheliitis Following COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report
Author(s): Patrick Xiang Ji, Keyvan Koushan and Nirojini Sivachandran*
Objective: This retrospective review of case presentation from 2023 to 2024 reports a rare case of ARPE following confirmed COVID-19 infection in a healthy young female patient.
Case presentation: A 19-year-old female with recent COVID-19 infection presented to the eye clinic with a two-week history of bilateral temporal scotomas.
Findings: Detailed review of the patients medical history was unremarkable and comprehensive diagnostic workup returned results within normal limits. Imaging tests showed characteristic features of ARPE, including fine pigment stippling and depigmented macular halo from fundus photography, increased auto fluorescence corresponding to areas of hypopigmentation and spontaneous resolution from Fundus Autofluorescence (FAF) imaging and hyporeflective attenuations in the outer retina and Retinal P.. View More»