Sección: Inflammatory diseases of the choroid
Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS)
MEWDS is a rare entity of unknown etiology that typically affects young women. The most characteristic finding in the fundus is the presence of multip
IRVAN syndrome
IRVAN syndrome (Idiopathic Retinitis, Vasculitis, Aneurysms and Neuroretinitis) is a disease of unknown etiology that is not associated with any other
Sarcoid retinal vasculitis
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease with no known cause. Although thoracic involvement is its most frequent presentation, ocular involveme
Ampiginous Choroiditis
Ampiginous choroiditis (or relentless placoid chorioretinitis) is a rare bilateral posterior uveitis affecting the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) an
Ocular toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of infectious chorioretinitis in humans. It is caused by Toxoplasma gondii , an obligate intracellular parasiti
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) acute retinal necrosis (ARN)
Acute retinal necrosis syndrome (ARN) is a rare condition characterized by necrotizing vaso-occlusive retinitis, retinal arteritis, vitritis, and ofte
Posterior scleritis
Posterior scleritis is the least common form of scleritis and is defined as inflammation of the sclera after the insertion of the rectus muscles. It m
Internal punctate chorioretinopathy (IPC)
21-year-old woman with a history of myopia (spherical equivalent -6.00 AO) who presents with flashes and blurred vision in the left eye, in addition t
Serpiginous choroiditis
Serpiginous choroiditis is a form of choriocapillaritis that affects young men bilaterally. Inflammatory flares that cause ischemia of the choriocapil