Serpiginous choroiditis

Serpiginous choroiditis
Other namesGeographic helicoid peripapillary choroidopathy
Fundus image of serpiginous choroiditis
SpecialtyOphthalmology

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][3]

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