bird shot retinochoroiditis

bird shot ret·i·no·cho·roid·i·tis

bilateral diffuse retinal vasculitis with depigmentation of multiple areas of the choroid and retinal pigment epithelium posterior to the ocular equator, often with an associated papillitis or optic atrophy; vitiligo occurs occasionally.

Synonym(s): vitiliginous choroiditis

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bird shot ret·in·o·chor·oid·i·tis

(bĭrd shot ret'i-nō-kōr'oyd-ī'tis)

Bilateral diffuse retinal vasculitis with depigmentation of multiple areas of the choroid and retinal pigment epithelium posterior to the ocular equator, often with an associated papillitis or optic atrophy; vitiligo occurs occasionally.
Synonym(s): vitiliginous choroiditis.

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