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retinitis
Etiology:
1) infectious agents
- cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Pneumocystis carinii
- Toxoplasma gondii
- histoplasmosis
- Bartonella henselae
2) systemic inflammatory disorders
- giant cell arteritis
- vasculitis
- antiphospholipid syndrome
Interactions
disease interactions
Specific
acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE)
chorioretinitis; ocular toxoplasmosis
cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis
necrotizing retinitis
neuroretinitis
pneumocystis chorioretinitis
retinitis pigmentosa (RP)
General
eye infection (ocular infection)
inflammation
retinal disease
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11,16,17.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998,2012,2015