Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy.
Cornea and iris from a 58-year-old man with posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy were examined by light and electron microscopy. The patient is the son of a woman who was reported previously to have Chandler's syndrome. Clinicopathologic features in the two diseases are discussed in light of controversies surrounding their differential diagnosis.
D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000209:etiology