Spondylo-megaepiphyseal-metaphyseal dysplasia

What it is

A rare, genetic primary bone displasia characterized by disproportionate short stature with short, stiff neck and trunk and relatively long limbs, fingers and toes (which may present flexion contractures), severe vertebral body ossification delay (with frequent pycnodysostosis), markedly enlarged round epiphyses of the long bones, absent ossification of pubic bones and multiple pseudoepiphyses of the short tubular bones in hands and feet. Neurological manifestations resulting from cervical spine instability may be observed.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

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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