raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2989

Familial pterygium of the conjunctiva

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult
Status
active

A rare form of pterygium, which develops in early adulthood, characterized by a wing-like bulbar thickening of the conjunctiva in the interpalpebral fissure area that can be cured by surgical excision.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial pterygium of the conjunctiva
frPtérygium familial de la conjonctive
dePterygium conjunctivae, familiäre Form
esPterigión de la conjuntiva familiar
itPterigio della congiuntiva, forma familiare
nlFamiliaal pterygium van conjunctivaFamiliaal pterygium van bindvlies
ptPterígio da conjuntiva familiar
plPostać rodzinna skrzydlika spojówki
csPterygium spojivky, familiární forma
ukСімейний птеригій конюнктиви

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM178000Evalidated
ICD-10H11.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A61.1NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0008337Evalidated
UMLSC4274782Evalidated
GARD4569Evalidated

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/families31 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated13749128[PMID]_14129265[PMID]_3661143[PMID]_2359104[PMID]_11588421[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidated13749128[PMID]_14129265[PMID]_3661143[PMID]_2359104[PMID]_11588421[PMID]_ORPHANET

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

3 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000478Abnormality of the eye
HP:0000504Abnormality of vision
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007759Opacification of the corneal stroma

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card