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Infantile-onset periodic fever-panniculitis-dermatosis syndrome

ORPHA:500062Disease

Also called ORAS · OTULIN deficiency · OTULIN-related autoinflammatory syndrome · Otulipenia

What it is

A rare genetic autoinflammatory syndrome characterized by early-onset of repeated episodes of fever, nodular neutrophil-rich panniculitis, arthralgia, and lipodystrophy. Additional reported features include diarrhea, failure to thrive, lymphadenopathy, and vasculitis. Laboratory examination may reveal elevated serum C-reactive protein and leukocytosis with neutrophilia in the absence of infection.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
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

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

ICD-10 codes

D89.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 29 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

GARD 13198MONDO 0014912OMIM 617099UMLS C4310614

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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