PIEZO1-related generalized lymphatic dysplasia with non-immune hydrops fetalis

What it is

A rare genetic primary lymphedema characterized by uniform, widespread lymphedema, often with systemic involvement such as intestinal and pulmonary lymphangiectasia, pleural and pericardial effusions, and chylothorax. There is a high incidence of non-immune hydrops fetalis, which may result in fetal demise or fully resolve after birth. Severe, recurrent facial cellulitis is observed in some patients. Presence of epicanthic folds or micrognathia has occasionally been reported, while intelligence is normal, and seizures are absent.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Antenatal, Childhood, 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

ICD-10 codes

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.

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