Serpiginous
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Serpiginous, often referring to some chronic medical affliction, signifies it as slowly progressive or "creeping", such as ringworm. Regarding skin ailments
in particular, this means that such a disease leaves scar tissue
below while continuing to affect the skin above.
Serpiginous choroidopathy is an eye condition. The cause is unknown. The symptoms that an affected person who has it includes blurry vision. A person who has it usually has no symptoms until it has progressed to involve the macula, the part of the fundus (eye) where central vision is processed.
There is a possible link with HLA B-7. It is more common in Caucasians and those in their 40s and 50s.
The name of the condition stems from the appearance of snakelike chorioretinal atrophy in the eye.
The condition is not contagious. There is no link between ringworm and serpiginous choroidopathy.
Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
in particular, this means that such a disease leaves scar tissue
Scar tissue
Scar tissue can refer to:*Granulation tissue, a product of healing in major wounds*The tissue of a scar*"Scar Tissue", a Red Hot Chili Peppers song*Scar Tissue , the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers...
below while continuing to affect the skin above.
Serpiginous choroidopathy is an eye condition. The cause is unknown. The symptoms that an affected person who has it includes blurry vision. A person who has it usually has no symptoms until it has progressed to involve the macula, the part of the fundus (eye) where central vision is processed.
There is a possible link with HLA B-7. It is more common in Caucasians and those in their 40s and 50s.
The name of the condition stems from the appearance of snakelike chorioretinal atrophy in the eye.
The condition is not contagious. There is no link between ringworm and serpiginous choroidopathy.