POSTERIOR UVEITIS | retinitis v/s choroiditis 

POSTERIOR UVEITIS | retinitis v/s choroiditis
the video discusses in detail about retinitis and its differential diagnosis. It also discusses how to differentiate retinitis lesion from choroiditis.
The inflammation of retina and choroid is called posterior uveitis Posterior Uveitis can manifest as retinitis, choroiditis, vasculitis, neuroretinitis, retinochoroiditis, chorioretinitis.
retinitis can be focal or diffuse retinitis. The causes of focal retinitis include toxoplasma, toxocariasis, onchocerciasis and masquerade syndromes.
Multifocal retinitis is caused by syphilis, sarcoid, viral retinitis ( ARN, PORN and CMV retinitis, DUSN .
Retinitis can be differentiated from choroiditis based on the morphology. Retinitis lesions are bright yellow in color obscuring the vessels passing through them. Choroiditis lesions are dull yellow or orange in color and elevated in nature with vessels passing on top pf the lesions visble clearly. This happens as the choroidal lesions are deeper in location .
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