raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:418

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Synonyms: CAH

Type
Clinical group
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Status
active

A group of rare inherited endocrine disorders caused by a steroidogenic enzyme deficiency and characterized by adrenal insufficiency and variable degrees of hyper- or hypoandrogenism manifestations, depending on disease type and severity.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital adrenal hyperplasiaCAH
frHyperplasie congénitale des surrénalesCAH · HCS · Hyperplasie surrénalienne congénitale
deNebennierenhyperplasie, kongenitaleCAH · Kongenitale adrenale Hyperplasie
esHiperplasia suprarrenal congénitaCAH · HSC
itIperplasia congenita dei surreni= en
nlCongenitale hyperplasie van bijnierCAH · Congenitale adrenale hyperplasie · Congenitale bijnierhyperplasie
ptHiperplasia supra-renal congénita= en
plWrodzony przerost kory nadnerczy= en
csVrozená adrenální hyperplázie= en
ukВроджена гіперплазія надниркових залоз= en
zh先天性肾上腺增生= en
trDoğumsal adrenal hiperplazi= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM201710BTNTvalidated
OMIM201810BTNTvalidated
OMIM201910BTNTvalidated
OMIM202010BTNTvalidated
OMIM202110BTNTvalidated
OMIM613571BTNTvalidated
ICD-10E25.0Especificvalidated
ICD-115A71.01Especificvalidated
MONDO0018479Evalidated
MONDO18479Evalidated
MeSHD000312Evalidated
UMLSC0001627Evalidated
GARD1467Evalidated
MedDRA10010323Evalidated

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 (4):

Children (7):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

19 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00013.35 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]_ORPHANET
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 00010 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2018[OTHER]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0006.7 / 100 000EuropeValue and classNot yet validated15964450[PMID]_15554889[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0008.6 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated10079883[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0006.65 / 100 000ItalyValue and classNot yet validated8784357[PMID]_15818055[PMID]_ ORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00012.8 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidated20148377[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00010.2 / 100 000SwedenValue and classValidated9521977[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0005.6 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classNot yet validated22241917[PMID]_3259306[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0007.65 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classNot yet validated15554889[PMID]_11731654[PMID]_ ORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0004 / 100 000BelgiumValue and classValidated15554889[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0009.3 / 100 000SwitzerlandValue and classValidated12213856[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0005.35 / 100 000JapanValue and classNot yet validated23330248[PMID]_ORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0006.9 / 100 000New ZealandValue and classValidated3259306[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0006.3 / 100 000CubaValue and classValidated23481450[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0006.7 / 100 000Taiwan, Province of ChinaValue and classValidated12517042[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00038.8 / 100 000IndiaValue and classValidated15053381[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0004.8 / 100 000United StatesValue and classNot yet validated21641615[PMID]_15964450[PMID]_22766612[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0001.36 / 100 000ChinaValue and classValidated34103049[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0007.98 / 100 000Czech RepublicValue and classValidated31241292[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