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Chorioretinitis

Chorioretinitis: Introduction

Chorioretinitis: Inflammation of the choroids and retina of the eye. It can be caused by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungus or protozoa. Other noninfectious diseases such as sarcoidosis can cause abnormal deposits in the eye which can also result in inflammation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Chorioretinitis is available below.

Symptoms of Chorioretinitis

• Progressive loss of vision
• Floating black spots
• Blurry vision
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Chorioretinitis?

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Chorioretinitis: Complications

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• Blindness
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Causes of Chorioretinitis

• Toxocariasis
• Cytomegalovirus
• Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
• Herpes virus 2
• Histoplasmosis
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Chorioretinitis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Research about Chorioretinitis

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Clinical Trials for Chorioretinitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Chorioretinitis include:

• To Compare Intravitreal Clindamycin & Dexamethasone With Classic Treatment of Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Clindamycin+Dexamethasone,pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine + prednisolone
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Chorioretinitis: Broader Related Topics

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen
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Types of Chorioretinitis

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Definitions of Chorioretinitis:

Inflammation of the choroid in which the sensory retina becomes edematous and opaque. The inflammatory cells and exudate may burst through the sensory retina to cloud the vitreous body. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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