Ophthalmic complications of dengue: pathogenesis and prevention.
2013
Alagappan Uma, and
Nagarajan Prabhu, and
Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D002825
Chorioretinitis
Inflammation of the choroid in which the sensory retina becomes edematous and opaque. The inflammatory cells and exudate may burst through the sensory retina to cloud the vitreous body.
Chorioretinitides
D003715
Dengue
An acute febrile disease transmitted by the bite of AEDES mosquitoes infected with DENGUE VIRUS. It is self-limiting and characterized by fever, myalgia, headache, and rash. SEVERE DENGUE is a more virulent form of dengue.