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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
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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Infection during pregnancy can lead to stillbirth; surviving infants may be born with hepatosplenomegaly, fever, rash, or chorioretinitis.
Chorioretinitis may be more common than previously thought; a study in Tunisia found that 69% of 29 patients hospitalized with WNV disease had chorioretinitis (24).
Her infant was born at term with chorioretinitis and cystic damage of cerebral tissue.
 
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