Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome

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Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome

ORPHA:2856Malformation syndrome

Also called PMDS · Persistent Müllerian derivatives

What it is

A rare disorder/difference of sex development (DSD) characterized by the persistence of Müllerian derivatives, the uterus and/or fallopian tubes, in otherwise normally virilized boys.

Key facts

Age of onset
Infancy
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Malformation syndrome

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

AMHDisease-causing germline mutation(s)
AMHR2Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

Q55.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 1 other rare disease

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.

Cross-references

GARD 8435MEDDRA 10081352MESH C536665MONDO 0009857OMIM 261550UMLS C1849930

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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