raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:101068

Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy

Synonyms: CSCD · Congenital hereditary stromal dystrophy · Witschel dystrophy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy (CSCD) is an extremely rare form of stromal corneal dystrophy characterized by opaque flaky or feathery clouding of the corneal stroma, and moderate to severe visual loss.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital stromal corneal dystrophyCSCD · Congenital hereditary stromal dystrophy · Witschel dystrophy
frDystrophie cornéenne stromale congénitaleCSCD · Dystrophie de Witschel · Dystrophie stromale congénitale héréditaire
deHornhautdystrophie, stromale, kongenitaleCSCD · Witschel-Dystrophie
esDistrofia corneal estromal congénitaCSCD · Distrofia de Witschel · Distrofia estromal hereditaria congénita
itDistrofia corneale stromale congenitaCSCD · Distrofia di Witschel · Distrofia stromale ereditaria congenita
nlCongenitale stromale corneadystrofieCSCD · Congenitale erfelijke stromale dystrofie · Congenitale stromale hoornvliesdystrofie · Dystrofie van Witschel
ptDistrofia do estroma da córnea congénitaCSCD · Distrofia Witschel · Distrofia do estroma hereditária congénita
plWrodzona dystrofia zrębu rogówkiCSCD · Dystrofia Witschela · Wrodzona dziedziczna dystrofia zrębu
csVrozená stromální korneální dystrofieCSCD · Witschelova dystrofie · Vrozená dědičná stromální dystrofie
ukВроджена стромальна дистрофія рогівкиВроджена спадкова стромальна дистрофія · CSCD · Дистрофія Вітшеля
zh先天性角膜基质营养不良先天性遗传性角膜基质营养不良
trDoğumsal stromal kornea distrofisiCSCD · Witschel distrofisi · Doğumsal kalıtsal stromal distrofi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM610048Evalidated
ICD-10H18.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A70.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012401Evalidated
MeSHC566452Evalidated
UMLSC1864738Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DCNDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2705ENSG0000001146512525512q21.33decorin15671264[PMID]_20301741[PMID]
SPARCL1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11220ENSG000001525836060414q22.1SPARC like 139169229[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families6 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated24413633[PMID]_20301741[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_24413633[PMID]_20301741[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card