Krukenberg's spindle
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| File:Cornea showing Krukenberg's Spindle.jpg
Slit lamp photograph showing Krukenberg's Spindle as pigment cell deposits on the cornea
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| ICD-9-CM | 364.53 |
| OMIM | 600510 |
| DiseasesDB | 31301 |
| Patient UK | Krukenberg's spindle |
Krukenberg's spindle is the name given to the pattern formed on the inner surface of the cornea by pigmented iris cells which are deposited as a result of the currents of the aqueous humor. The sign was described in 1899 by Friedrich Ernst Krukenberg (1871-1946), who was a German pathologist specialising in Ophthalmology.[1]
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Differential diagnosis
Iritis
- Painful red eye with photophobia associated with inflammation
Vortex keratopathy
- Corneal deposits also known as Cornea verticillata, caused by chronic amiodarone use for cardiac arrhythmias.[2]
Corneal guttata
- Non-transparent collagen deposits appearing following loss of corneal endothelial cells[3]
