raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98959

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

Synonyms: SMCD

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

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy (SMCD) is a very rare form of superficial corneal dystrophy characterized by frequent recurrent corneal erosions in the first decade of life, with progressive loss of vision.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSubepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophySMCD
frDystrophie cornéenne sous-épithéliale mucineuse= en
deHornhautdystrophie, muzinöse subepitheliale= en
esDistrofia corneal mucinosa subepitelial= en
itDistrofia corneale mucinosa subepiteliale= en
nlSubepitheliale mucineuze corneadystrofieSMCD · Subepitheliale mucineuze hoornvliesdystrofie
ptDistrofia corneana, subepitelial mucinosa
plPodnabłonkowa mucynowa dystrofia rogówki= en
csSubepitelová mucinózní dystrofie rohovky= en
ukСубепітеліальна муцинозна дистрофія рогівки= en
zh上皮下黏液性角膜营养不良= en
trSubepitelyal müsinöz korneal distrofi= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM612867Evalidated
ICD-10H18.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119A70.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0013026Evalidated
MeSHC567547Evalidated
UMLSC2748503Evalidated

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

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families1 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated8352693[PMID]_[EXPERT]
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