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ORPHA:528647Disease
Also called HAE with normal C1 inhibitor · HAE with normal C1Inh · Hereditary angioedema with normal C1 inhibitor · Hereditary angioneurotic edema with normal C1 inhibitor · Hereditary angioneurotic edema with normal C1Inh
What it is
A rare hereditary angioedema characterized by potentially life-threatening episodes of subcutaneous and/or submucosal edema without urticaria and with normal levels and function of C1 esterase inhibitor. Patients present with prolonged attacks which last for approximately two to five days and may include nonpitting edema of the skin, severe abdominal symptoms such as pain and swelling, and/or respiratory distress due to upper respiratory airways involvement. Affected locations and frequency of attacks differ slightly between subtypes. Estrogen-containing oral contraceptives and pregnancy are precipitating factors, especially in patients with a factor XII mutation.
Key facts
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Recorded for the broader condition
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)Hereditary angioedema
- Age of onset
- All agesHereditary angioedema
Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.
Signs and symptoms
These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
Genes reported in subtypes
Orphanet records these genes on 3 more specific entries under this disorder, not on this entry itself:
A well-studied disease is usually split into subtypes, and the gene is curated on whichever one the evidence belongs to. Open a subtype to see which gene goes with it.
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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