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  • Title: Unifocal helioid choroiditis.
    Author: Hong PH, Jampol LM, Dodwell DG, Hrisomalos NF, Lyon AT.
    Journal: Arch Ophthalmol; 1997 Aug; 115(8):1007-13. PubMed ID: 9258222.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To report a previously undescribed clinical entity involving an unusual inflammatory lesion of the choroid. PATIENTS: Six young, healthy patients experienced acute unilateral visual loss secondary to unifocal choroiditis in the macula. RESULTS: All patients exhibited a solitary, elevated, yellow-white active focus of choroiditis with overlying subretinal fluid and in some cases subretinal hemorrhaging. The lesions were approximately 1 disc diameter in size and, on follow-up, showed minimal growth, then gradual resolution of the subretinal fluid. No other signs of ocular inflammation were noted, except in 1 patient who had anterior chamber and vitreous inflammation. In the 3 patients with prolonged follow-up, elevated white plaquelike lesions persisted with little change over time. Relapses were seen, and some permanent visual loss occurred in 1 of the 3 patients. Systemic evaluations revealed no definitive etiology. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, these patients exhibit an undescribed clinical entity, separable from previously established choroidal disorders. The cause of the lesions remains uncertain. We call this entity "unifocal helioid choroiditis."
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