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Descriptor
English
:
Uveitis, Posterior
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Uveitis Posterior
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Uveíte Posterior
Tree Number:
C11.941.879.780.900
Definition
English
:
Inflammation of the
choroid
as well as the
retina
and
vitreous body
. Some form of visual disturbance is usually present. The most important characteristics of posterior
uveitis
are vitreous opacities,
choroiditis
, and
chorioretinitis.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
inflammation of the
choroid
,
retina
&
vitreous body
; of
choroid
alone =
CHOROIDITIS
; of
choroid
+
retina
=
CHORIORETINITIS
; of
vitreous body
alone =
VITREOUS BODY
(IM) +
EYE DISEASES
(NIM)
History Note
English
:
90
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English
:
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virology
Record Number:
24909
Unique Identifier:
D015866
Occurrence in VHL
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