raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:217407

Hereditary hypotrichosis with recurrent skin vesicles

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Hereditary hypotrichosis with recurrent skin vesicles is a very rare inherited hair loss disorder described in a family and characterized by sparse, fragile or absent hair on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, axillae and rest of the body, associated with vesicle formation on various parts of the scalp and body which regularly burst and release watery fluid.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHereditary hypotrichosis with recurrent skin vesicles
frHypotrichose héréditaire à vésicules cutanées récidivantesHypotrichose héréditaire à vésicules cutanées récurrentes
deHereditäre Hypotrichose mit rezidivierenden Hautbläschen
esHipotricosis hereditaria con vesículas cutáneas recurrentes
itIpotricosi ereditaria con vescicole cutanee ricorrenti
nlHereditaire hypotrichose met recidiverende huidblaasjes
ptHipotricose hereditária com vesículas cutâneas recorrentes
plDziedziczna hipotrichoza z nawracającymi pęcherzami skóry
csHereditární hypotrichóza s rekurentními kožními puchýřky
ukСпадковий гіпотрихоз з рецидивуючими шкірними пухирцями
zh遗传性稀毛症伴复发性皮肤水疱
trTekrarlayan cilt vezikülleri ile seyreden kalıtsal hipotrikoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM613102Evalidated
ICD-10Q84.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EC21.2NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0013136Evalidated
MeSHC567751Evalidated
UMLSC2751292Evalidated

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

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DSC3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3037ENSG0000013476260027118q12.1desmocollin 319765682[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_19765682[PMID]
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated19765682[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

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

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Sources for this card