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From: Some practical issues about HLA-A29 in birdshot retinochoroiditis

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HLA-A29 BRC. ICGA is essential for early diagnosis of disease and for monitoring disease activity. A Patient complaining of floaters and “dim” vision. Because of bilateral oedematous optic discs, an angiography was performed showing numerous HDDs on ICGA in the posterior pole and midperiphery (top right). HLA-A29 testing was positive. B BRC patient who had been treated with immunosuppressives, with numerous cream-coloured BRC fundus lesions, who’s ICGA did not show any HDDs, indicating inactivity of disease. C cartoon inspired from Mirò, showing that cream coloured BRC lesions are choroidal scars (yellow discs), (not appearing on ICGA), while black round spheres represent active choroidal foci identified by ICGA. Fundus lesions and HDDs on ICGA should not be confused

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