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Axenfeld's calcareous degeneration
Associated persons:
Karl Theodor Paul Polykarpus Axenfeld
Description:
A rare condition characterized by massive deposits of calcium phosphate in superficial and central strata of the corneal parenchyma.
Bibliography:
- T. Axenfeld:
Über doppelseitige primäre progressive parenchymatöse Verkalkung (Dystrophia calcarea) der Cornea.
Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde, Stuttgart, 1917, 69: 59-65.
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