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Start free with EleplanEarly-onset obesity-hyperphagia-severe developmental delay syndrome
ORPHA:99704Disease
Also called OBHD
What it is
A rare syndromic obesity characterized by early-onset severe obesity, hyperphagia and global developmental delay with specific impairment of short term memory and language delay. Patients may represent moderate intellectual disability, stereotyped behaviors, autistic features, impaired nociception, hypotonia and seizures. Facial asymmetry and streak ovaries were also reported in a few cases.
Key facts
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Classified as
- Disease
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.
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
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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