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Descriptor
English
:
Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome Endotelial Iridocorneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome Endotelial Iridocorneana
Tree Number:
C11.204.497
C11.941.375.322
Definition
English
:
A grouping of three closely linked conditions:
iris
nevus
(or Cogan-Reese)
syndrome
, Chandler
Syndrome
, and essential (progressive)
iris
atrophy
. The most common features of this
syndrome
are the
movement
of
endothelial cells
off the
cornea
onto the
iris
leading to corneal swelling, distortion of the
iris
, and variable degrees of distortion of the
pupil
. The abnormal
cell movement
plugs fluid outflow channels of the
eye
causing
GLAUCOMA.
See Related
English
:
Glaucoma
History Note
English
:
2010
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
53526
Unique Identifier:
D057129
Occurrence in VHL
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