raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1914

Vitamin K antagonist embryofetopathy

Synonyms: Vitamin K antagonist embryopathy · Warfarin embryofetopathy · Warfarin embryopathy · di Sala syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

Vitamin K antagonist embryofetopathy is characterized by a group of symptoms that may be observed in a fetus or newborn when the mother has taken oral vitamin K antagonists, such as warfarin during pregnancy. Vitamin K antagonists are anticoagulant drugs that provide efficient thromboprophylaxis and that can cross the placenta. 5-12 % of infants exposed to warfarin between 6-9 weeks gestation present nasal hypoplasia and skeletal abnormalities, including short limbs and digits (brachydactyly), and stippled epiphyses. Warfarin fetopathy with central nervous system abnormalities (hydrocephalus, intellectual disability, spasticity, and hypotonia) or ocular abnormalities (microphthalmia, cataract, optic atrophy), fetal loss, and stillbirth, occurs in infants exposed at later gestations. Additional features that have been reported after in utero warfarin exposure include facial dysmorphism (cleft lip and/or palate, malformed ears), choanal atresia or stenosis, aorta coarctation, situs inversus totalis, bilobed lungs, and ventral midline dysplasia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enVitamin K antagonist embryofetopathyVitamin K antagonist embryopathy · Warfarin embryofetopathy · Warfarin embryopathy · di Sala syndrome
frEmbryofoetopathie aux anti-vitamine KEmbryofoetopathie à la warfarine · Syndrome foetal de la warfarine
deVitamin K-Antagonisten-EmbryopathieEmbryofetopathie durch Vitamin K-Antagonisten · Fetales Warfarinsyndrom · Warfarin-Embryofetopathie · Warfarin-Embryopathie · Di Sala-Syndrom
esEmbriofetopatía por antagonistas de la vitamina KEmbriofetopatía por warfarina · Embriopatía por antagonistas de la vitamina K · Embriopatía por warfarina · Síndrome de di Sala
itEmbrio/fetopatia da antagonisti della vitamina KEmbriofetopatia da antagonisti della vitamina K · Embriopatia da cumarina · Sindrome fetale da warfarin
nlVitamine K-antagonisten-embryofoetopathieWarfarine-embryopathie · Syndroom van di Sala · Vitamine K-antagonisten-embryofoetopathie · Vitamine K-antagonisten-embryopathie · Warfarine-embryofoetopathie
ptEmbriofetopatia por antagonistas da vitamina KEmbriofetopatia por varfarina · Embriopatia por antagonistas da vitamina K · Embriopatia por varfarina · Síndrome di Sala
plEmbriofetopatia antagonistów witaminy KZespół di Sala · Embriopatia warfarynowa · Embriofetopatia warfarynowa · Embriopatia antagonistów witaminy K
csEmbryofetopatie způsobená terapií orálními antikoagulanciiKumarinová embryopatie · Fetální warfarinový syndrom · Embryofetopatie způsobená antagonisty vitaminu K
ukЕмбріофетопатія антагоністів вітаміну КСиндром ді Сала · Ембріопатія антагоністів вітаміну К · Варфаринова ембріофетопатія · Варфаринова ембріопатія
zh维生素K拮抗剂胎儿胚胎病维生素K拮抗剂胚胎病
trK vitamini antagonisti embriyofetopatisidi Sala sendromu · Warfarin embriyopatisi · Warfarin embriyofetopati · K vitamini antagonisti embriyopatisi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q86.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD2F.02NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016010Evalidated
MeSHC536683Evalidated
UMLSC0265374Evalidated
GARD8580Evalidated
MedDRA10051445Evalidated

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

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

26 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000463Anteverted nares
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridge
HP:0010655Epiphyseal stippling
HP:0008420Punctate vertebral calcifications
HP:0003196Short nose
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001156Brachydactyly
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
HP:0009882Short distal phalanx of finger
HP:0000470Short neck
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0008056Aplasia/Hypoplasia affecting the eye
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0000453Choanal atresia
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0000158Macroglossia
HP:0008551Microtia
HP:0002475Myelomeningocele
HP:0000648Optic atrophy
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0000505Visual impairment

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

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