Preferred Name

Pigmentary retinopathy

Synonyms

Retinal pigmentary degeneration

Retinal pigment clumping

Retinal pigmentary clumping

Pigmentary retinal deposits

Definitions

An abnormality of the retina characterized by pigment deposition. It is typically associated with migration and proliferation of macrophages or retinal pigment epithelial cells into the retina; melanin from these cells causes the pigmentary changes. Pigmentary retinopathy is a common final pathway of many retinal conditions and is often associated with visual loss.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000580

database_cross_reference

SNOMEDCT_US:28835009

MSH:D012174

UMLS:C0035334

definition

An abnormality of the retina characterized by pigment deposition. It is typically associated with migration and proliferation of macrophages or retinal pigment epithelial cells into the retina; melanin from these cells causes the pigmentary changes. Pigmentary retinopathy is a common final pathway of many retinal conditions and is often associated with visual loss.

has_alternative_id

HP:0001146

HP:0007702

HP:0007821

HP:0007852

HP:0007869

HP:0007934

HP:0007961

HP:0008010

has_exact_synonym

Retinal pigmentary degeneration

Retinal pigment clumping

Retinal pigmentary clumping

Pigmentary retinal deposits

id

HP:0000580

label

Pigmentary retinopathy

notation

HP:0000580

preferred label

Pigmentary retinopathy

prefLabel

Pigmentary retinopathy

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000479

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