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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Leber Congenital Amaurosis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Amaurosis Congénita de Leber
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Amaurose Congênita de Leber
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Tree Number:
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C11.270.516
C11.768.364
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Definition English:
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A rare degenerative inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life that results in a loss of vision. Not to be confused with LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY, the disease is thought to be caused by abnormal development of PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS in the RETINA, or by the extremely premature degeneration of retinal cells. |
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History Note English:
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2010
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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53527
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Unique Identifier:
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D057130
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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