raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:441

Pure autonomic failure

Synonyms: Bradbury-Eggleston syndrome · Idiopathic orthostatic hypotension · PAF · Pure dysautonomia · Pure idiopatic dysautonomia

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

A rare sporadic neurodegenerative disease characterized by slowly progressive symptoms of orthostatic hypotension (OH), and other symptoms of generalised dysautonomia related to the impairment of the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPure autonomic failureBradbury-Eggleston syndrome · Idiopathic orthostatic hypotension · PAF · Pure dysautonomia · Pure idiopatic dysautonomia
frHypotension orthostatique idiopathiqueDysautonomie pure · Dysautonomie pure idiopathique · Dysautonomie pure primitive · Insuffisance autonome progressive · Syndrome de Bradbury-Eggleston
deDysautonomie, reineBradbury-Eggleston-Syndrom · Hypotension, idiopathische orthostatische · Orthostatischen Hypotension, idiopathische · PAF
esFallo autonómico puroFAP · Hipotensión ortostática idiopática · Síndrome de Bradbury-Eggleston · Disautonomía pura
itInsufficienza pura del sistema autonomoDisautonomia pura · Ipotensione ortostatica idiopatica · PAF · Sindrome di Bradbury-Eggleston
nlPuur autonoom falenIdiopathische orthostatische hypotensie · PAF · Pure dysautonomie · Pure idiopathische dysautonomie · Syndroom van Bradbury-Eggleston
ptFalência autonómica puraFAP · PAF
plCzysta niewydolność autonomicznaCzysta dysautonomia · Czysta idiopatyczna dysautonomia · Idiopatyczna hipotensja ortostatyczna · PAF · Zespół Bradbury i Egglestona
csIdiopatická ortostatická hypotenzeBradburyho-Egglestonuv syndrom · PAF · Bradburyho-Egglestonův syndrom · Čisté autonomní selhání · Čistá dysautonomie · Čistá idiopatická dysautonomie · Bradbury-Egglestonův syndrom
ukЧиста вегетативна недостатністьСиндром Бредбері-Егглстона · Ідіопатична ортостатична гіпотензія · PAF · Чиста дисавтономія · Чиста ідіопатична дисавтономія
zh单纯性自主神经衰竭特发性直立性低血压
trSaf otonom yetersizlikPAF · Saf disotonomi · Bradbury-Eggleston sendromu · Saf idiyopatik disotonomi · İdiyopatik ortostatik hipotansiyon

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G90.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118D84Especificvalidated
MONDO0018608Evalidated
MeSHD054970Evalidated
UMLSC0393911Evalidated
GARD10428Evalidated

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

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2007[OTHER]

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

10 annotations · validated 2017-10-31
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012332Abnormal autonomic nervous system physiology
HP:0012099Abnormality of circulating catecholamine level
HP:0000970Anhidrosis
HP:0025142Constitutional symptom
HP:0001278Orthostatic hypotension
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002019Constipation
HP:0100518Dysuria
HP:0001279Syncope
HP:0000020Urinary incontinence
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000802Impotence

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 15965200[PMID]

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Sources for this card