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ORPHA:596753Disease
What it is
A rare autoinflammatory syndrome characterized by adult onset of rheumatologic manifestations such as recurrent fever, skin and pulmonary inflammation, ear and nose chondritis, vasculitis, deep vein thrombosis, and arthralgia. Laboratory examination reveals progressive hematologic abnormalities including macrocytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, as well as elevated inflammatory markers. Bone marrow biopsy shows hypercellularity and signs of bone marrow dysplasia. The disease primarily occurs in males and is caused by somatic mutations on chromosome Xp11.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Adult, Elderly
- 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.
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.
Cross-references
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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