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Photo Essay Unilateral Punctate inner choroidopathy with choroidal neovascular membrane in a young male Jyotirmay Biswas, Rajiv Raman1, Deepak Bhojwani2 Key words: Choroidal neovascular membrane, punctate inner choroidopathy, young adult male, unilateral PIC

Punctate inner choroidopathy  (PIC), first described by Watzke et al., in 1984, is a disease of young, relatively healthy, myopic women characterized by small yellow‑white lesions of the inner choroid and retinal pigment   epithelium (RPE).[1] The chorioretinal lesions seen in PIC tend to be small and acutely no larger than 500 µm. Acute lesions heals to atrophic scars and develop more pigmentation with time. Choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVM) develops in more than half of these individuals. We describe a case of PIC occurring in a young adult male with CNVM. The clinical characteristics, fundus fluorescein angiography  (FFA), and indocyanine green  angiography (ICGA) findings are described.

larger choroidal vessels were seen crossing. He was started on oral steroids and received intravitreal ranibuzimab for the CNVM.

Discussion PIC is a rare inflammatory choroiditis; some believe multifocal choroiditis and PIC as spectrum of a single

Presentation A 31‑year‑old male patient presented to us with complaints of blurring of vision and floaters in left eye for past 1 year. His best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left eye. Anterior segment of both eyes were unremarkable. Fundus examination of the right eye was normal, and the left eye showed multiple grey lesions over the posterior pole with a partially scarred subfoveal CNVM [Fig. 1]. On FFA the lesions appear hyperfluorescent in the arterial phase [Figs. 2 and 3]. In later phases, the lesions stain [Fig. 4]. More lesions are seen on FFA than are clinically visible. On ICGA lesions were hypofluorescent in the early, middle, and late phases [Figs. 5-7]. Many more lesions are seen on ICGA than were clinically visible or seen in FFA. In the area of lesions

Figure 1: Color fundus photograph of left eye showing partially scarred choroidal neovascular membrane with punctate choroidal lesions

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Website: www.ijo.in DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.143939 PMID: *****

Department of Uveitis and Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, 1 Sri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal services, Vitreo‑Retina Consultant, 2 Vitreo‑Retina Fellow, Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India C o r r e s p o n d e n c e t o : D r.   J y o t i r m a y B i s w a s , D i r e c t o r, Ocular Pathology and Uveitis Sankara Nethralaya, C o l l e g e R o a d , C h e n n a i , Ta m i l N a d u ‑ 6 0 0   0 0 6 , I n d i a . E‑mail: [email protected] Manuscript received: 09.08.13; Revision accepted: 17.12.13

Figure 2: Left eye montage of Fluorescein Angiography (FA) late arteriovenous (AV) phase showing punctate hyperfluorescent choroidal lesions with scarred choroidal neovascular membrane

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Figure 3: Fundus Flouroscein Angiography (FA): Early phase showing hyperfluorescent choroidal lesions with hypofluorescence around choroidal neovascular membrane

Figure 4: Fundus Flouroscein Angiography (FA): Late phase showing extensive hyperfluorescent choroidal lesions with leak around superior area of choroidal neovascular membrane

Figure 5: Indocyanine green Angiography: Early phase showing hypofluorescent lesions at choroidal levels in the posterior pole with hypofluorescence around choroidal neovascular membrane

Figure 6: Indocyanine green Angiography: Middle phase showing dilated choroidal vessels around punctate choroidal lesions

anterior or posterior segment inflammation. Although PIC is not associated with significant visible inflammation, the lesions respond well to immunosuppression; especially if associated with CNVM. This case is reported for its rarity, unusual unilateral presentation in male gender and characteristic features (FFA and ICGA). This is the first case reported of unilateral PIC in a male in Indian ophthalmic literature.

References 1. Watzke  RC, Packer  AJ, Folk  JC, Benson  WE, Burgess  D, Ober  RR. Punctate inner choroidopathy. Am J Ophthalmol 1984;98:572‑84.

Figure 7: Indocyanine green Angiography: Late phase showing persisting hypofluorescence around choroidal lesions with hyperfluorescence around choroidal neovascular membrane

disease.[2] Though it was first described in women, it has been reported in men as well. PIC is not associated with

2. Jampol  LM, Becker  KG. White spot syndromes of the retina: A  hypothesis based on the common genetic hypothesis of autoimmune/inflammatory disease. Am J Ophthalmol 2003;135:376‑9. Cite this article as: Biswas J, Raman R, Bhojwani D. Unilateral Punctate inner choroidopathy with choroidal neovascular membrane in a young male. Indian J Ophthalmol 2014;62:949-50. Source of Support: Nil. Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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