raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:499085

Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuritis

Synonyms: CRION

Type
Clinical subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Status
active

A rare inflammatory optic neuropathy characterized by severe and persistent pain followed by subacute visual loss, a relapsing-remitting course, and steroid-dependence. Involvement of both optic nerves is common and is usually sequential. Serum antibodies against aquaporin 4 are absent in most cases. Magnetic resonance imaging shows contrast enhancement of the acutely inflamed optic nerves.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enChronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuritisCRION
frNévrite optique idiopathique récurrente chroniqueCRION · Neuropathie optique inflammatoire isolée chronique récurrente · Neuropathie optique inflammatoire récidivante
deOptikusneuritis, chronisch rezidivierende, inflammatorischeCRION · Optikusneuritis, chronisch rezidivierende, isolierte
esNeuropatía óptica inflamatoria recurrente crónicaCRION · Neuritis óptica aislada recurrente crónica
itNeuropatia ottica infiammatoria cronica recidivante
nlChronische recidiverende inflammatoire opticusneuropathieCRION · Chronische recidiverende inflammatoire optische neuropathie · Chronische terugkerende geïsoleerde opticusneuritis
ptChronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathyCRION · Neuropatia óptica inflamatória recorrente crónica
plPrzewlekła nawracająca zapalna neuropatia tarczy nerwu wzrokowegoPrzewlekłe nawracające zapalenie nerwu wzrokowego
csChronická návratná zánětlivá neuropatie optikuCRION · Chronic recurrent isolated optic neuritis · Chronická recidivující izolovaná optická neuritida
ukХронічний рецидивуючий запальний неврит зорового нерва= en
zh慢性复发性炎症性视神经病变慢性复发性孤立性视神经炎
trKronik tekrarlı inflamatuar optik nöropatiCRION · Kronik tekrarlayan izole optik nörit

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10H46NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0044687Evalidated
UMLSC5567234Evalidated

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

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

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

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