Upington disease

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Upington disease

ORPHA:3408Malformation syndrome

Also called Hip dysplasia-enchondromata-ecchondroma syndrome

What it is

A rare primary bone dysplasia characterized by Perthes-like pelvic anomalies (premature closure of the capital femoral epiphyses and widened femoral necks with flattened femoral heads), arthralgias of hips and knees, and occurrence of enchondromata and ecchondromata. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1971.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
No data available
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Classified as
Malformation syndrome

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

Q78.4filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 8 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

GARD 5421MESH C536472MONDO 0008624OMIM 191520UMLS C1860596

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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