atopic keratoconjunctivitis
Findings
No curated finding names atopic keratoconjunctivitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Atopic keratoconjunctivitis is a rare and chronic allergic disease of the cornea and conjunctiva occurring in all age groups characterized by severe itching and burning sensation, conjunctival injection, photophobia and edema with serious cases leading to ulceration of the cornea which can result in blindness. It is often associated with atopic dermatitis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015599), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
15 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Corneal opacityHPOHP:0007957
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Dry skinHPOHP:0000958
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- KeratitisHPOHP:0000491
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Keratoconjunctivitis siccaHPOHP:0001097
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal eyelid morphologyHPOHP:0000492
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Allergic conjunctivitisHPOHP:0007879
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- BlepharitisHPO
Show the remaining 3
- PhotophobiaHPOHP:0000613
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ChemosisHPOHP:0012375
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Corneal scarringHPOHP:0000559
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of