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ORPHA:730396Disease
Also called IMD
What it is
Orphanet has not published a description for this disease yet. The identifiers, classification and cross-references below are still current.
Key facts
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
6Common30–79%
9Sometimes5–29%
13- Bulging fontanelle
- Drowsiness
- Hearing impairment
- Hypotension
- Increased circulating procalcitonin concentration
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Irritability
- Lethargy
and 5 more in this range
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.
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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