https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34314305/
Purpose: To study acquired vitelliform-like lesions (AVLL) and their diagnostic and prognostic values in uveitis.
Patients and methods: This was a retrospective case series. The clinical course, diagnostic value, and prognostic significance of AVLL were compared between uveitic patients with AVLL and uveitic patients without AVLL.
Results: Twelve patients (21 eyes) with both uveitis and AVLL (study group) and thirteen patients (24 eyes) without AVLL (control group) were included in the study. Macular leakage (p = .005), the presence of vasculitis (p = .01), the presence of active choroiditis (p = .01), and the presence of CME on OCT (p = .008) were significantly higher in the AVLL group compared to the control group. Best-corrected visual acuity was significantly lower at presentation (p < .001) and the last follow-up visit (p = .014) in the AVLL group.
Conclusion: The presence of acquired vitelliform-like lesion can have both a diagnostic (uveitis as a differential diagnosis) and prognostic value in patients with different types of uveitis.
Keywords: Acquired vitelliform lesion; corticosteroid therapy; immunomodulatory therapy; oct; optical coherence tomography; uveitis