raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1310

Caffey disease

Synonyms: Infantile cortical hyperostosis

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Unknown
Age of onset
Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Caffey disease is an osteosclerotic dysplasia characterized by acute inflammation with massive subperiosteal new bone formation usually involving the diaphyses of the long bones, as well as the ribs, mandible, scapulae, and clavicles. The disease is associated with fever, irritability pain and soft tissue swelling, with onset around the age of 2 months and resolving spontaneously by the age of 2 years. However, prenatal disease onset has also been described.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCaffey diseaseInfantile cortical hyperostosis
frMaladie de CaffeyHyperostose corticale infantile
deCaffey-KrankheitHyperostose, infantile kortikale
esEnfermedad de CaffeyHiperostosis cortical del lactante
itMalattia di CaffeyIperostosi corticale infantile
nlZiekte van CaffeyInfantiele corticale hyperostose
ptDoença Caffey
plChoroba Caffey'aDziecięca hiperostoza korowa
csCaffeyova nemocInfantilní kortikální hyperostóza
ukХвороба КаффіІнфантильний кортикальний гіперостоз
zh婴儿骨皮质增生症婴儿骨皮质增生症
trCaffey hastalığıİnfantil kortikal hiperostoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM114000Evalidated
ICD-10M89.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD24.1YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0007244Evalidated
MeSHD006958Evalidated
UMLSC0020497Evalidated
GARD1051Evalidated
MedDRA10073206Evalidated

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 (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
COL1A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2197ENSG0000010882112015017q21.33collagen type I alpha 1 chain22855962[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Cases/families100 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated[EXPERT]_22855962[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

14 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0100658Cellulitis
HP:0005731Cortical irregularity
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0100963Hyperesthesia
HP:0006465Periosteal thickening of long tubular bones
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0004490Calvarial hyperostosis
HP:0005791Cortical thickening of long bone diaphyses
HP:0000324Facial asymmetry
HP:0008872Feeding difficulties in infancy
HP:0010702Increased circulating immunoglobulin concentration
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
HP:0002650Scoliosis

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

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