Preferred Label : Brittle cornea syndrome 1;
Définition CISMeF : Brittle cornea syndrome is a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome characterized by a severe
ocular manifestations due to extreme corneal thinning and fragility with rupture in
the absence of significant trauma, and progression to blindness. Extraocular manifestations
comprise deafness, developmental hip dysplasia, and joint hypermobility.;
CISMeF synonym : adducted Thumb-Clubfoot syndrome; arthrogryposis, distal, with peculiar facies and hydronephrosis; adducted thumb-club foot syndrome; adducted thumbs dundar type;
MeSH synonym : corneal fragility, keratoglobus, blue sclerae, joint hyperextensibility; fragilitas oculi with joint hyperextensibility; brittle cornea syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type VIB; dysgenesis mesodermalis corneae et sclerae; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 6B;
Origin ID : C536192;
UMLS CUI : C0268344;
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Brittle cornea syndrome is a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome characterized by a severe
ocular manifestations due to extreme corneal thinning and fragility with rupture in
the absence of significant trauma, and progression to blindness. Extraocular manifestations
comprise deafness, developmental hip dysplasia, and joint hypermobility.