Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing…

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Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis

ORPHA:468635Disease

Also called CMUSE

What it is

A rare intestinal disease characterized by chronic or relapsing subileus or ileus resulting from multiple unexplained fibrous structures and multiple shallow (i. e. limited to the mucosa or submucosa) ulcerations of the small intestine (mainly the ileum), in the absence of signs of a systemic inflammatory reaction. Patients may present with chronic iron-deficiency anemia due to chronic intestinal blood loss, chronic recurrent abdominal pain, fatigue, edema, or growth retardation. Extraintestinal manifestations such as Sicca syndrome, polyarthralgia, or Raynaud's phenomenon may also be observed.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
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

PLA2G4ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function)

ICD-10 codes

K63.3filed under a broader ICD-10 category

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 0018765UMLS C4302263

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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