Serpiginous choroiditis: an unusual presentation of ocular sarcoidosis.
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چکیده
Choroiditis is frequently found in patients with posterior segment inflammation associated with sarcoidosis. The most frequent pattern of choroidal involvement is areas of well circumscribed pre-equatorial choroidal depigmentation that become associated with retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) hyperor hypopigmentation with time.'" We present two patients with biopsy proved sarcoidosis in whom there was extensive, confluent choroiditis with RPE changes resembling serpiginous choroiditis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 78 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994