Chalcosis Corneae, bilateral endogenous | |
Copper deposits occur in basement membranes such as Descemet's membrane and the anterior lens capsule. They are an early expression of hypercupremia which may occur as early sign of multiple myeloma. | |
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany | |
H18.0 | |
Systemerkrankungen -> Stoffwechselstörungen -> Other Metabolic Disorders -> Copper Metabolism -> Kayser-Fleischer Ring in Wilson' Disease | |
systemic disease; deposition | |
5197 |