title: Primary calcareous corneal dystrophy. A case report.
abstract: A case is presented of very rare primary calcareous corneal dystrophy of the Axenfeld type with spontaneous onset. To begin with the lesion was circumscript, later developing into a subepithelial annular sclerosis in both corneas by a process of peeling. There were no underlying ophthalmological diseases, no general complaints, and no laboratory basis for disturbance in calcium metabolism.
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium