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| Serpiginous choroiditis | |
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| Other names | Geographic helicoid peripapillary choroidopathy |
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| Fundus image of serpiginous choroiditis | |
| Specialty | Ophthalmology |
Serpiginous choroiditis, also known as geographic helicoid peripapillary choroidopathy (GHPC), is a rare, chronic, progressive, and recurrent bilateral inflammatory disease involving the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the choriocapillaries, and the choroid.[1] It affects adult men and women equally in the second to seventh decades of life.[2]
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