raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1116

Aplasia cutis congenita-intestinal lymphangiectasia syndrome

historical

Synonyms: Bronspiegel-Zelnick syndrome

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
historical

An extremely rare association syndrome, described in only two brothers to date (one of which died at 2 months of age), characterized by aplasia cutis congenita of the vertex and generalized edema (as well as hypoproteinemia and lymphopenia) due to intestinal lymphangiectasia. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1985.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAplasia cutis congenita-intestinal lymphangiectasia syndromeBronspiegel-Zelnick syndrome
frSyndrome d'aplasie cutanée congénitale-lymphangiectasie intestinaleSyndrome de Bronspiegel-Zelnick
deAplasia cutis congenita mit intestinaler LymphangiektasieBronspiegel-Zelnick-Syndrom
esSíndrome de aplasia cutis congénita-linfangiectasia intestinalSíndrome de Bronspiegel-Zelnick
itAplasia cutanea congenita - linfangectasia intestinaleAplasia cutanea congenita autosomica recessiva · Sindrome di Bronspiegel-Zelnick
nlAplasia cutis congenita - intestinale lymfangiëctasie-syndroomSyndroom van Bronspiegel-Zelnick
ptsíndrome de aplasia cutânea congénita-linfangiectasia intestinal
plWrodzony ubytek skóry - limfangiektazja jelitowaAutosomalna recesywna aplazja skóry · Zespół Bronspiegela i Zelnicka
csSyndrom zahrnující aplasia cutis congenita a intestinální lymfangiektáziiAutozomálně recesivní aplasia cutis · Bronspiegelův-Zelnickův syndrom · Bronspiegel-Zelnickův syndrom
ukСиндром вродженої аплазії шкіри - кишкової лімфангіектазіїСиндром Броншпігеля-Зельніка
zh先天性表皮发育不良肠淋巴管扩张综合征Bronspiegel-Zelnick综合征
trAplasia kutis konjenita-bağırsak lenfaryektazi sendromuBronspiegel-Zelnick sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM207731Evalidated
ICD-10Q84.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD27.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008808Evalidated
MeSHC537788Evalidated
UMLSC4304031Evalidated
GARD753Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (6):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families3 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated3984978[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_3984978[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

13 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011362Abnormal hair quantity
HP:0007598Bilateral single transverse palmar creases
HP:0001004Lymphedema
HP:0001362Skull defect
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0004209Clinodactyly of the 5th finger
HP:0004313Decreased circulating antibody level
HP:0003075Hypoproteinemia
HP:0001888Lymphopenia
HP:0002024Malabsorption
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001892Abnormal bleeding
HP:0001928Abnormality of coagulation
HP:0000567Chorioretinal coloboma
HP:0000545Myopia
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