Diseases

Retinitis

Inflammation of the RETINA. It is rarely limited to the retina, but is commonly associated with diseases of the choroid (CHORIORETINITIS) and of the OPTIC DISK (neuroretinitis).

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Inflammation of the RETINA. It is rarely limited to the retina, but is commonly associated with diseases of the choroid (CHORIORETINITIS) and of the OPTIC DISK (neuroretinitis).

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  • Neuroretinitis

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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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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retinitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012173. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012173
  2. Retinitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinitis
  3. Retinitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q630552