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Other names people use for this condition
  • Geographic choroiditis
  • Geographic helicoid peripapillary choroidopathy (GHPC)
  • Geographic serpiginous choroiditis
  • Peripapillary choriopathy
  • Serpiginous choroidopathy
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Serpiginous choroiditis
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Serpiginous choroiditis is a rare inflammatory eye condition that typically develops between age 30 and 70 years.[2] Affected individuals have lesions in the eye that last from weeks to months and involve scarring of the eye tissue.[3] Recurrence of these lesions is common in serpiginous choroiditis. Vision loss may occur in one or both eyes when the macula is involved. [1] Treatment options involve anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressing medications.[2][1]

References
  1. Tewari A, Eliott D. White Dot Syndromes. eMedicine Journal. December 19, 2007 Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1227778-overview. Accessed April 6, 2009.
  2. Serpiginous choroiditis. Digital Reference of Ophthalmology. Available at: http://dro.hs.columbia.edu/serpiginous.htm. Accessed April 6, 2009.
  3. Da Mata AP. Serpiginous Choroiditis. Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation. February 1998 Available at: http://www.uveitis.org/medical/articles/case/SPC.html. Accessed April 6, 2009.

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