raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:137932

Congenital laryngeal palsy

Synonyms: Congenital vocal cord paralysis

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

Congenital laryngeal palsy is a rare larynx anomaly characterized by unilateral or bilateral paralysis of the vocal cords as a result of dysfunction of the motor nerve supply to the larynx. Patients typically present at birth (or shortly thereafter) with stridor, weak or breathy cry, dysphonia or aphonia, feeding or aspiration difficulties and, occasionally, respiratory compromise. Neurological disease, masses that cause compression and aberrant vessels are often associated. Most cases resolve spontaneously over 6-12 months.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital laryngeal palsyCongenital vocal cord paralysis
frParalysie laryngée congénitaleParalysie congénitale des cordes vocales
deLarynxparalyse, kongenitale
esParálisis congénita de la laringeParálisis congénita de cuerdas vocales · Parálisis congénita de las cuerdas bucales
itParalisi laringea congenita
nlCongenitale laryngeale paralyseCongenitale laryngeale verlamming · Congenitale stembandverlamming
ptParalisia laríngea, congénita
plWrodzone porażenie krtaniWrodzony paraliż strun głosowych
csVrozená laryngeální paralýzaVrozená obrna hlasivek
ukВроджений параліч гортаніВроджений параліч голосових звязок
zh先天性喉麻痹先天性声带麻痹
trDoğumsal laringeal felçDoğumsal vokal kord paralizi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10J38.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA71.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015316Evalidated
UMLSC0396058Evalidated
GARD12713Evalidated
MedDRA10087175Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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