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Start free with EleplanFever-associated acute infantile liver failure syndrome
ORPHA:464724Disease
What it is
A rare genetic parenchymatous liver disease characterized by infantile or early childhood onset of recurrent episodes of acute liver failure precipitated by a febrile illness. During the life-threatening episodes, patients present with vomiting, lethargy, jaundice, as well as elevated levels of liver enzymes and coagulopathy. There is usually complete recovery between the episodes with conservative treatment.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- 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.
Genes
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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