Diseases

White Dot Syndromes

A group of idiopathic multifocal posterior uveitis syndromes involving the CHOROID; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; and RETINA. They are characterized by multiple lesions of hypoautofluorescent dots in the FUNDUS OCULI and reduced VISUAL ACUITY. Several entities including BIRDSHOT CHORIORETINOPATHY are HLA-A ANTIGENS serotype A29 positive.

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Abstract

A group of idiopathic multifocal posterior uveitis syndromes involving the CHOROID; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; and RETINA. They are characterized by multiple lesions of hypoautofluorescent dots in the FUNDUS OCULI and reduced VISUAL ACUITY. Several entities including BIRDSHOT CHORIORETINOPATHY are HLA-A ANTIGENS serotype A29 positive.

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  • White Dot Syndrome
  • APMPPE
  • Acute Idiopathic Blind Spot Enlargement Syndrome
  • Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy
  • Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy
  • Diffuse Subretinal Fibrosis Uveitis
  • MEWDS
  • Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome
  • Punctate Inner Choroidopathy
  • Serpiginous Choroiditis
  • Serpiginous Choroidopathy
  • Acute Macular Neuroretinopathies
  • Choroiditis, Serpiginous
  • Choroidopathy, Punctate Inner
  • Choroidopathy, Serpiginous
  • Inner Choroidopathy, Punctate
  • Macular Neuroretinopathy, Acute
  • Neuroretinopathy, Acute Macular
  • Punctate Inner Choroidopathies
  • Serpiginous Choroiditides
  • Serpiginous Choroidopathies

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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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2020

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  • Retinal Diseases (1992-2019)

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  1. C11w.941.879w.780w.900.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. White Dot Syndromes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080363. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080363
  2. White Dot Syndromes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dot_syndromes
  3. White Dot Syndromes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7995600