Isolated absence of upper arm and forearm

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Isolated absence of upper arm and forearm with hand present

ORPHA:294975Morphological anomaly

Also called Isolated congenital humero-radio-ulnar intercalary transverse meromelia

What it is

A rare congenital limb malformation characterized by absence or marked shortening of the proximal to mid portion of an upper limb, while the hand is normal or nearly normal. The condition may be unilateral or bilateral, and occur sporadically or as part of a malformation syndrome.

Key facts

Prevalence
1-9 / 1 000 000 (at birth)
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Classified as
Morphological anomaly

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.

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.

ICD-10 codes

Q71.1ICD-10 names this disease exactly

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 12123MONDO 0017441UMLS C5925022

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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