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Descriptor English: Multifocal Choroiditis
Descriptor Spanish: Coroiditis Multifocal
Descriptor coroiditis multifocal
Scope note: Síndrome de uveítis multifocal que afecta al EPITELIO PIGMENTADO DE LA RETINA y a la capa capilar de la COROIDES. Se caracteriza por UVEÍTIS crónica y lesiones múltiples de la COROIDES denominadas puntos blancos, visión borrosa, moscas volantes, sensibilidad a la luz, puntos ciegos y molestias oculares.
Descriptor Portuguese: Coroidite Multifocal
Descriptor French: Choroïdite multifocale
Entry term(s): Choroiditis, Multifocal
Tree number(s): C11.941.160.478.550
C11.941.879.780.900.300.489
C11.941.879.780.900.650.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080364
Scope note: A multifocal uveitis syndrome involving the RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM and capillary layer of the CHOROID. It is characterized by chronic UVEITIS and multiple CHOROID lesions referred to as white dots, blurry vision, floaters, sensitivity to light, blind spots, and eye discomfort.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2020; MULTIFOCAL CHOROIDITIS was indexed under CHOROIDITIS 2010-2019
History Note: 2020(2010)
DeCS ID: 59161
Unique ID: D000080364
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Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/04/29
Multifocal Choroiditis - Preferred
Concept UI M0531835
Scope note A multifocal uveitis syndrome involving the RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM and capillary layer of the CHOROID. It is characterized by chronic UVEITIS and multiple CHOROID lesions referred to as white dots, blurry vision, floaters, sensitivity to light, blind spots, and eye discomfort.
Preferred term Multifocal Choroiditis
Entry term(s) Choroiditis, Multifocal



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