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Choroid Disorder

MedGen UID:
3427
•Concept ID:
C0008521
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Choroid Disease; Choroid Diseases; Choroidal Disease; Choroidal Diseases; Disease, Choroid; Disease, Choroidal; Diseases, Choroid; Diseases, Choroidal

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the choroid. Representative examples include choroiditis, hemangioma, and melanoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Update on the diagnosis and treatment of choroidal hemangioma.
García Caride S, Fernández-Vigo JI, Valverde-Megías A
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2023 May;98(5):281-291. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.oftale.2023.04.006. PMID: 37062411
Current practice in the management of ocular toxoplasmosis.
Yogeswaran K, Furtado JM, Bodaghi B, Matthews JM; International Ocular Toxoplasmosis Study Group, Smith JR
Br J Ophthalmol 2023 Jul;107(7):973-979. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2022-321091. PMID: 35197262
Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Consensus Nomenclature and Non-Indocyanine Green Angiograph Diagnostic Criteria from the Asia-Pacific Ocular Imaging Society PCV Workgroup.
Cheung CMG, Lai TYY, Teo K, Ruamviboonsuk P, Chen SJ, Kim JE, Gomi F, Koh AH, Kokame G, Jordan-Yu JM, Corvi F, Invernizzi A, Ogura Y, Tan C, Mitchell P, Gupta V, Chhablani J, Chakravarthy U, Sadda SR, Wong TY, Staurenghi G, Lee WK
Ophthalmology 2021 Mar;128(3):443-452. Epub 2020 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.08.006. PMID: 32795496

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Therapy

Vitamin B6 appears useful in treating choroid disorder.
Gunby P
JAMA 1980 May 9;243(18):1792-3. PMID: 7365947

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