Congenital sodium diarrhea

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Congenital sodium diarrhea

ORPHA:103908Disease

Also called CSD · NHE3 deficiency · Na-H exchanger 3 deficiency · Non-syndromic congenital sodium diarrhea · Sodium/proton exchanger-3 deficiency

What it is

A rare, genetic, non-syndromic intestinal transport defect characterized by congenital onset of severe watery diarrhea containing high concentrations of sodium, hyponatremia and metabolic acidosis.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, 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.

Genes

GUCY2CDisease-causing germline mutation(s)
SLC9A3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function)

ICD-10 codes

K90.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 5 other rare diseases

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.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0015170OMIM 270420OMIM 616868UMLS C0267663

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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