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macular corneal dystrophy

Medical Definition

A stromal corneal dystrophy, with autosomal recessive inheritance, that is caused by lack of or abnormal keratan sulfate.

Wikipedia Summary

Macular corneal dystrophy, also known as Fehr corneal dystrophy, is a rare pathological condition affecting the stroma of cornea first described by Arthur Groenouw in 1890. Signs are usually noticed in the first decade of life and progress afterwards, with opacities developing in the cornea and attacks of pain...
Related Codes (5)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
H18.55Macular corneal dystrophy
H18.551Macular corneal dystrophy, right eye
H18.552Macular corneal dystrophy, left eye
H18.553Macular corneal dystrophy, bilateral
H18.559Macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

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