Neonatal antiphospholipid syndrome

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Neonatal antiphospholipid syndrome

ORPHA:398097Disease

Also called Neonatal Hughes syndrome · Neonatal antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

What it is

Neonatal antiphospholipid syndrome is a rare, secondary, neonatal autoimmune disease characterized by single or recurrent episodes of venous, arterial or mixed thrombosis in a neonate whose mother does not have antiphospholipid syndrome manifestations. Patients present positive antiphospholipid antibodies and may have additional abnormalities associated (e.g. cardiac valve disease, livedo reticularis, thrombocytopenia, nephropathy, neurological manifestations).

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
Neonatal
Inheritance
Not applicable
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.

ICD-10 codes

D68.6filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 2 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

MONDO 0018357UMLS C4751518

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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