raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:284448

CLIPPERS

Synonyms: Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

CLIPPERS is a rare neuroinflammatory disorder characterized by brainstem-predominant encephalomyelitis which typically presents with cerebellar and cranial nerve manifestations (gait ataxia, dysarthria, visual disorders, parasthesias), as well as brainstem, myelopathy and cognitive findings, that respond to steroid treatment. Punctate curvilinear post-gadolinium contrast enhancement predominantly in the pons and cerebellum is observed on brain MRI and prominent, perivascular, CD3+ T-cell predominantly lymphocytic inflammation in neuropathology.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCLIPPERSChronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids
frCLIPPERSInflammation chronique lymphocytaire avec rehaussement périvasculaire pontique cortico-sensible · Inflammation chronique lymphocytaire avec rehaussement périvasculaire pontique corticosensible
deCLIPPERS
esCLIPPERSInflamación linfocítica crónica con mejora perivascular pontina sensible a esteroides
itCLIPPERSInfiammazione linfocitica cronica con rialzamento perivascolare pontino sensibile agli steroidi
nlCLIPPERSChronische lymfocytische ontsteking met pontiene perivasculaire verbetering als respons op steroïden
ptCLIPPERS
plCLIPPERS= en
csCLIPPERSChronický lymfocytární zánět s pontinním perivaskulárním zvýrazněním, odpovídající na steroidy
ukCLIPPERSХронічне лімфоцитарне запалення з понтинним периваскулярним посиленням, що реагує на стероїди
zh慢性淋巴细胞性炎症伴脑桥血管周围强化对类固醇的反应慢性淋巴细胞性炎症伴脑桥周围血管类固醇敏感
trCLIPPERSSteroidlere yanıt veren pontin perivasküler gelişim ile seyreden kronik lenfositik inflamasyon

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G04.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118E4A.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0017297Evalidated
UMLSC3854437Evalidated
GARD10779Evalidated
MedDRA10075197Evalidated

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/families50 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated24028073[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—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

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

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Sources for this card