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chorioretinitis

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chorioretinitis /cho·rio·ret·i·ni·tis/ (-ret″ĭ-ni´tis) inflammation of the choroid and retina.
cho·ri·o·ret·i·ni·tis (kôr--rtn-ts)
n.
Inflammation of the choroid and retina. Also called choroidoretinitis, retinochoroiditis.

chorioretinitis
[kôr′ē·ōret′inī′tis]
an inflammatory condition of the choroid and retina of the eye, usually as a result of parasitic or bacterial infection. It is characterized by blurred vision, photophobia, and distorted images.

chorioretinitis [kor″e-o-ret″ĭ-ni´tis]
inflammation of the choroid and retina.

chorioretinitis
inflammation of the choroid and retina. Occurs in canine distemper and Histophilus somni septicemia.

congenital chorioretinitis
reported in foals born to mares that had respiratory disease during pregnancy.
septic chorioretinitis
seen in calves with omphalophlebitis.

chorioretinitis 
Inflammation of the retina and the choroid. It originates in the choroid and subsequently spreads to the retina. See nystagmus.


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[4] WNV-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome has been identified[5] and other rare effects include multifocal chorioretinitis (which has 100% specificity for identifying WNV infection in patients with possible WNV encephalitis),[6] hepatitis, myocarditis, nephritis, pancreatitis, and splenomegaly.
LCM during pregnancy can cause spontaneous abortion or severe birth defects, including hydrocephalus, chorioretinitis, blindness, or psychomotor retardation (7).
Infection during pregnancy can lead to stillbirth; surviving infants may be born with hepatosplenomegaly, fever, rash, or chorioretinitis.
 
 
 
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