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Vogt's syndrome I (Alfred Vogt)
Associated persons:
Alfred Vogt
Description:
A familial form of corneal degeneration, and primarily affecting the Bowman membrane, in which flat, grey, polygonal or round lesions (opacities) are arranged in a mosaic pattern, thus giving the affected area the appearance of crocodile skin. Both sexes affected; onset in old age. Transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait,
Bibliography:
- A. Vogt:
Lehrbuch und Atlas der Spaltlampenmikroskopie des lebenden Auges.
Berlin, Springer, 1930.
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