Chorioretinitis
"Chorioretinitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002825
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.768.773.348 C11.941.160.478.400 C11.941.879.780.900.300.318
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chorioretinitis" by people in Profiles.
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Nussenblatt RB, Davis JL, Palestine AG. Chorioretinal biopsy for diagnostic purposes in cases of intraocular inflammatory disease. Dev Ophthalmol. 1992; 23:133-8.
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Rodrigues MM, Palestine A, Nussenblatt R, Masur H, Macher AM. Unilateral cytomegalovirus retinochoroiditis and bilateral cytoid bodies in a bisexual man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ophthalmology. 1984 Jan; 91(1 Suppl):1577-82.