Athens University, Ophthalmology Department, ATTIKON Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2009 Sep-Oct;17(5):361-3. doi: 10.3109/09273940903090189.
To present a case of a young individual with retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) on the background of syphilitic retinitis.
METHODS/DESIGN: Interventional case report.
A 42-year-old Caucasian with confirmed diagnosis of syphilitic retinitis in both eyes revealed the existence of RAP in the RE that responded well to one session of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and photodynamic therapy.
To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of RAP in such a young individual. Further research is required in order to examine the possibility of inflammation playing a role in the pathophysiology of RAP.
报告一例青年患者在梅毒性视网膜炎背景下出现视网膜血管瘤样增生（RAP）。
方法/设计：介入性病例报告。
一名 42 岁的白人男性，双眼均被确诊为梅毒性视网膜炎，右眼存在 RAP，经单次玻璃体内曲安奈德和光动力疗法治疗后反应良好。
据我们所知，这是首例如此年轻个体发生 RAP 的报告。需要进一步研究炎症在 RAP 病理生理学中可能发挥的作用。
