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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.
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- Uveitis, Posterior
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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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)
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- Uveitis (1966-1989)
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- National Library of Medicine. Posterior Uveitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015866. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015866
- Posterior Uveitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554348