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White dot syndromes are inflammatory diseases characterized by the presence of white dots on the fundus, the interior surface of the eye.〔(), Tewari A, Elliot D. White Dot Syndromes. 2007. Emedicine from WebMD.〕 The majority of individuals affected with white dot syndromes are younger than fifty years of age. Some symptoms include blurred vision and visual field loss.〔Quillen DA, Davis JB, Gottlieb JL, Blodi BA, Callanan DG, Chang TS, et al. The white dot syndromes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2004;137(3):538-50.〕 There are many theories for the etiology of white dot syndromes including infectious, viral, genetics and autoimmune. Classically recognized white dot syndromes include:〔Forrester JV, IOIS, Okada AA, BenEzra D. Posterior segment intraocular inflammation: guidelines. 1998:184.〕 * Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) * Birdshot chorioretinopathy * Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) * Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) * Multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis (MCP) * Punctate inner choroiditis (PIC) * Serpiginous choroiditis == Specific white dot syndromes == Specific characteristics regarding the white dots and predicted etiology are presented of selected diseases. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「White dot syndromes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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