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. It affects adult men and women equally in the second to seventh decades of life.

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