raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2881

Cutaneous photosensitivity-lethal colitis syndrome

historical

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

A rare inflammatory bowel disease characterized by early cutaneous photosensitivity manifesting by sun-induced facial erythematous and vesicular lesions and severe recurrent colitis which lead to untreatable diarrhea. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1991.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCutaneous photosensitivity-lethal colitis syndrome
frSyndrome de photosensibilité cutanée-colite létale
deKutane Photosensitivität-letale Kolitis-Syndrom
esSíndrome de fotosensibilidad cutánea-colitis letal
itFotosensibilità cutanea - colite letale
nlCutane fotosensitiviteit - letale colitis-syndroom
ptSíndrome de fotossensibilidade cutânea-colite letal
plWrażliwość na światło - śmiertelne zapalenie jelit
csSyndrom zahrnující kožní fotosenzitivitu a letální kolitidu
ukСиндром шкірної фоточутливості - летального коліту
zh皮肤光过敏-致死性结肠炎综合征
trKutanöz fotosensitive-letal kolit sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM219095Evalidated
ICD-10L57.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11DB33.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009051Evalidated
MeSHC536224Evalidated
UMLSC4303808Evalidated
GARD1633Evalidated

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/families3 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated2002480[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_2002480[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