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Start free with EleplanComplement hyperactivation-angiopathic thrombosis-protein-losing enteropathy syndrome
ORPHA:566175Disease
Also called CD55 deficiency · CHAPLE syndrome
What it is
A rare genetic disease characterized by CD55 deficiency with complement hyperactivation, angiopathic thrombosis, and protein-losing enteropathy with abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, primary intestinal lymphangiectasia, hypoproteinemic edema, and malabsorption, leading to anemia and growth delay. Bowel inflammation and recurrent infections associated with hypogammaglobulinemia may also be observed.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Childhood, Infancy
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Gene
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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