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Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRA)

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Five patients with paravenous pigmented retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRA) are described. Signs of active uveitis and progression of the fundus lesions were observed in one patient. An inflammatory origin of this rather uncommon condition is assumed.

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Haustrate, F.M.R.J., Oosterhuis, J.A. Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRA). Doc Ophthalmol 63, 209–237 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00160758

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