raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:293462

Pre-Descemet corneal dystrophy

Synonyms: PDCD

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

Pre-Descemet corneal dystrophy (PDCD) is a rare form of stromal corneal dystrophy characterized by focal, fine, gray opacities in the deep stroma immediately anterior to the Descemet membrane, with no effect on vision.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPre-Descemet corneal dystrophyPDCD
frDystrophie cornéenne pré-descemétique= en
dePrae-Descemet-Hornhautdystrophie= en
esDistrofia corneal predescemética= en
itDistrofia corneale pre-Descemet= en
nlPre-Descemet-corneadystrofiePDCD · Pre-Descemet-hoornvliesdystrofie
ptDistrofia corneana pré-Descemet= en
plDystrofia pre-Descementalna= en
csDystrofie rohovky před Descemetovou membránou= en
ukДистрофія рогівки до дегенеративної дистрофії= en
zh后弹力层前角膜营养不良Descemet前角膜营养不良
trPre-Descemet korneal distrofi= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10H18.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A70.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017392Evalidated
UMLSC0339282Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families5 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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