What is Serpiginous Choroiditis?
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What is Serpiginous Choroiditis?
Serpiginous Choroiditis is one of the conditions in a group termed the white dot syndromes which all involve inflammation of the retina and choroid and are defined by the appearance of white dots in the posterior inner part of the eye (fundus).
How do you treat choroiditis?
Chorioretinitis may be treated with:
- Corticosteroid eye drops or injections to control inflammation.
- Medications for an infection, which may be present or possible.
- Dilating drops — to prevent the iris from sticking to the lens underneath, which will reduce discomfort.
What is healed choroiditis?
The choroiditis involves the overlying retinal pigment epithelium, and the outer retina. This intraocular inflammation typically involves both eyes in otherwise healthy, middle-aged individuals with no familial or ethnic predilection.
How can you tell the difference between retinitis and choroiditis?
Retinitis appears as a whitish patch with ill-defined borders. It is superficial, with severe overlying vitritis. In contrast, choroiditis lesions appear as yellow patches, with regular borders, deeper to the retinal vessels, causing mild vitritis.
What causes a Serpiginous rash?
The most common cause is Ancylostoma braziliense, with less common species being Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala, and Bunostomum phlebotomum. The larvae may cause a nonspecific dermatitis at the site of penetration where the skin has been in contact with infected soil, commonly the feet, hands, or buttocks.
What are Serpiginous structures?
Serpiginous means creeping from one place to another. In medicine, it was originally, and still is commonly, applied to skin lesions that spread with an undulating border. However, radiology adopted the term in a manner synonymous with serpentine to mean tortuous, especially when describing blood vessels 2-4.
What is multifocal Choroiditis and Panuveitis?
Multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis (MCP) is an inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, affecting the choroid, retina, and vitreous of the eye that presents asymmetrically, most often in young myopic women with photopsias, enlargement of the physiologic blind spot and decreased vision.
How is multifocal Choroiditis treated?
Most reports concern the treatment of MFC associated CNVs. There was, however, anecdotal evidence to favour corticosteroid therapy that in most cases should be associated to non-steroidal immunosuppressive therapy in case of newly diagnosed active disease or reactivation of multifocal choroiditis [38, 61].
What are serpiginous structures?
What is serpiginous track?
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a common skin infestation in tropical countries. The classic presentation is a serpiginous, migratory track on the feet. Local and systemic reactions, as well as secondary bacterial infections, are rarely reported.
How is a venous malformation diagnosed?
We can diagnose a VM in the skin and superficial tissue by physical examination. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best imaging test to diagnose a VM, and to determine the extent of the condition. Ultrasonography is also useful when the VM is near the surface.
