scleromalacia perforans

Term ID

DOID:14230

Synonyms

Definition

A scleral disease that is characterized by a painless severe necrotizing scleritis where the sclera is white, avascular, and thin. The choroid can become exposed leading to infarction and necrosis of related areas; the sclera can also thin such that the dark uvea protrudes through the front of the eye, forming a staphyloma which has_symptom loss of vision and appearance of a dark bulge. Scleromalacia perforans is usually caused by a rare complication of autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis. (2)

References

• ICD10CM:H15.05
• ICD9CM:379.04
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:26664005
• UMLS_CUI:C0155354

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:14230 )