raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2373

Congenital laryngomalacia

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare larynx anomaly characterized by an inward collapse of supraglottic airway during inspiration, which manifests with an inspiratory stridor and might be associated with feeding difficulties, swallowing dysfunction, failure to thrive, and respiratory distress.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital laryngomalacia
frLaryngomalacie congénitale
deLaryngomalazie, kongenitale
esLaringomalacia dominante congénita
itLaringomalacia congenita
nlCongenitale laryngomalacie
ptLaringomalacia congénita
plWrodzona wiotkość krtani
csVrozená laryngomalacie
ukВроджена ларингомаляція
zh先天性喉软化症
trDoğumsal laringomalazi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM150280Evalidated
ICD-10Q31.5Especificvalidated
ICD-11LA71.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0007878Evalidated
MeSHD055092Evalidated
UMLSC0345160Evalidated
GARD6865Evalidated
MedDRA10060786Evalidated

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

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00040 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated31334986[PMID]_ORPHANET
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

4 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001608Abnormality of the voice
HP:0001601Laryngomalacia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0100335Non-midline cleft of the upper lip

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card