raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2819

Spastic paraplegia-facial-cutaneous lesions syndrome

historical

Synonyms: Bahemuka-Brown syndrome

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Infancy
Status
historical

A complex form of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by delays in motor development followed by a slowly progressive spastic paraplegia (affecting mainly lower extremities) associated with a desquamating facial rash with butterfly distribution (presenting at around two months of age) and dysarthria. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1982.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSpastic paraplegia-facial-cutaneous lesions syndromeBahemuka-Brown syndrome
frSyndrome de paraplégie spastique-lésions cutanées facialesSyndrome de Bahemuka-Brown
deSpastische Paraplegie-kutane Gesichtsläsionen-SyndromBahemuka-Brown-Syndrom
esSíndrome de paraplejía espástica-lesiones cutáneas facialesSíndrome de Bahemuka-Brown
itParaplegia spastica - lesioni cutanee faccialiSindrome di Bahemuka-Brown
nlSpastische paraplegie - faciale-cutane laesies-syndroomSyndroom van Bahemuka-Brown
ptSíndrome de paraplegia espástica-lesões cutâneas da faceSíndrome Bahemuka-Brown
plParaplegia spastyczna - zmiany skórne na twarzyZespół Bahemuka i Browna
csSyndrom zahrnující spastickou paraplegii a faciální a kožní lézeBahemukaův-Brownův syndrom · Bahemuka-Brownův syndrom
ukСиндром спастичної параплегії з лицьово-шкірними ураженнямиСиндром Баємуки-Брауна
zh痉挛性截瘫-面部-皮肤损伤综合征Bahemuka-Brown综合征
trSpastik parapleji-yüz-deri lezyonları sendromuBahemuka-Brown sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G11.4NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0017275Evalidated
MeSHC537797Evalidated
UMLSC2931617Evalidated
GARD806Evalidated

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 (1):

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
Cases/families5 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated7117711[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_7117711[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

9 annotations · validated 2017-10-26
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002167Abnormality of speech or vocalization
HP:0002353EEG abnormality
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0000953Hyperpigmentation of the skin
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0001053Hypopigmented skin patches
HP:0010550Paraplegia
HP:0001257Spasticity
HP:0001025Urticaria
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