Diseases

Chorioretinitis

Inflammation of the choroid in which the sensory retina becomes edematous and opaque. The inflammatory cells and exudate may burst through the sensory retina to cloud the vitreous body.

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Inflammation of the choroid in which the sensory retina becomes edematous and opaque. The inflammatory cells and exudate may burst through the sensory retina to cloud the vitreous body.

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  • Chorioretinitides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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inflamm of choroid & retina

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chorioretinitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002825. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002825
  2. Chorioretinitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorioretinitis
  3. Chorioretinitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1402851