raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:1917

Fetal methylmercury syndrome

Synonyms: Congenital Minamata disease · Fetal methylmercury poisoning · Intrauterine methylmercury poisoning · Prenatal methylmercury poisoning

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

A toxic embryofetopathy characterized by a group of symptoms with unspecific neurologic involvement that may be observed in a foetus or newborn when the mother was exposed during pregnancy to excessive amounts of methylmercury.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFetal methylmercury syndromeCongenital Minamata disease · Fetal methylmercury poisoning · Intrauterine methylmercury poisoning · Prenatal methylmercury poisoning
frEmbryopathie au méthylmercureExposition intrautérine au méthylmercure · Intoxication fétale au méthylmercure · Intoxication prénatale au méthylmercure · Maladie de Minamata congénitale
deMethylquecksilber-EmbryopathieMethylquecksilber-Exposition, vorgeburtliche · Methylquecksilber-Vergiftung, pränatale · Minamata-Krankheit, kongenitale · Quecksilber-Exposition, vorgeburtliche
esSíndrome del metilmercurio fetalEnfermedad de Minamata congénita · Intoxicación fetal por metilmercurio · Intoxicación intrauterina por metilmercurio · Intoxicación prenatal por metilmercurio
itSindrome fetale da metilmercurioIntossicazione fetale da metilmercurio · Intossicazione intrauterina da metilmercurio · Intossicazione prenatale da metilmercurio · Malattia di Minamata congenita
nlFoetaal methylkwiksyndroomCongenitale Minamata-ziekte · Foetale intoxicatie door methylkwik · Intra-uteriene intoxicatie door methylkwik · Prenatale intoxicatie door methylkwik
ptSíndrome de metilmercúrio fetalDoença Minamata congénita · Envenenamento fetal por metilmercúrio · Envenenamento intrauterino por metilmercúrio · Envenenamento prénatal por metilmercúrio
plPłodowy zespół metylortęciowyChoroba Minamata · Prenatalne zatrucie metylortęcią
csFetální metylrtuťový syndromNemoc zálivu Minamata
ukФетальний метилртутний синдромВроджена хвороба Мінамата · Отруєння плоду метилртуттю · Внутрішньоутробне отруєння метилртуттю · Пренатальне отруєння метилртуттю
zh胎儿甲基汞综合征产前甲基汞感染
trFetal metil cıva sendromuMinamata hastalığı · Metil cıva antenatal enfeksiyon

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10T56.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD2F.0YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016013Evalidated
UMLSC0265376Evalidated
GARD3575Evalidated

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 onlyValidated34881051[PMID]_ORPHANET

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

5 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0000505Visual impairment

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card