raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:647815

Keratitis fugax hereditaria

Synonyms: KFH · Keratoendotheliitis fugax hereditaria

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Status
active

A rare ophthalmic disorder characterized by periodic inflammatory attacks of the cornea manifesting as unilateral ocular pain, conjunctival hyperemia, photophobia and epiphora lasting for 1 to 3 days, followed by blurred vision for several weeks.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enKeratitis fugax hereditariaKFH · Keratoendotheliitis fugax hereditaria
frKératite fugace héréditaireKérato-endothélite héréditaire fugace · Kératoendothélite héréditaire fugace
deKeratoendotheliitis fugax hereditariaKFH
esQueratoendotelitis fugaz hereditaria
itCheratoendotelite fugace ereditariaKFH
nlKeratitis fugax hereditaria= en
ptQueratoendotelite fugax hereditáriaKFH
plDziedziczne napadowe zapalenie śródbłonka rogówki= en
csKeratitis fugax hereditaria= en
ukСпадковий fugax кератитСпадковий кератоендотеліїт фугасний · KFH

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM148200Evalidated
ICD-10H16.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119C61.25Especificvalidated
MONDO0007849Evalidated
MONDO7849Evalidated
UMLSC1835697Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
NLRP3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:16400ENSG000001627116064161q44NLR family pyrin domain containing 336275641[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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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