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      Placoid pigment epitheliopathy and Harada's disease.

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      The British journal of ophthalmology
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          Twenty-six patients are described who suffered from acute bilateral multifocal pigment epithelial disease. In 7 the pattern of disease was indistinguishable from acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, while in 8 it was indistinguishable from Harada's disease. In a further 9 cases the pigment epithelial disease was associated with serious detachment of the retina simulating Harada's disease but without systemic symptoms; spontaneous resolution occurred within a few days, and there was no recurrence. One additional case had short-lived disease with detachment initially, but this was followed by severe recurrence, and the last patient had serious detachment in 1 eye but not the other. When seen as a whole these patients appeared to represent a continuous spectrum of disease making it difficult to define boundaries between one condition and another. The difficulties in distinguishing diseases according to morphology alone are emphasised.

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          Journal
          Br J Ophthalmol
          The British journal of ophthalmology
          BMJ
          0007-1161
          0007-1161
          Sep 1978
          : 62
          : 9
          Article
          10.1136/bjo.62.9.609
          1043308
          708678
          d6bf85bc-5636-42b4-81fd-9db8f4ead980
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