Serpiginous choroiditis

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Disease Overview

Serpiginous choroiditis is a rare inflammatory eye condition that typically develops between age 30 and 70 years.[1098] Affected individuals have lesions in the eye that last from weeks to months and involve scarring of the eye tissue.[1099] Recurrence of these lesions is common in serpiginous choroiditis. Vision loss may occur in one or both eyes when the macula is involved. [1097] Treatment options involve anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressing medications.[1098][1097]


Synonyms

  • Geographic choroiditis
  • Geographic helicoid peripapillary choroidopathy (GHPC)
  • Geographic serpiginous choroiditis
  • Peripapillary choriopathy
  • Serpiginous choroidopathy

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