raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:525738

Prepubertal anorexia nervosa

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Status
active

A rare neurologic disease with psychiatric involvement characterized by significantly lower-than-expected body weight due to voluntary reduction of food intake, intense fear of becoming overweight, and a distorted body image, in prepubescent children. Secondary manifestations include growth, developmental, and pubertal delay, decreased bone density, severe metabolic and endocrine dysfunction, cognitive impairment, depression, deterioration of academic or athletic performance, as well as difficulties in familial and peer relations, among others.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrepubertal anorexia nervosa
frAnorexie mentale de l'enfant
deAnorexia nervosa, präpubertäre
esAnorexia nerviosa prepuberal
itAnoressia nervosa prepuberale
nlPrepuberale anorexia nervosa
ptAnorexia nervosa pré-pubertária
plJadłowstręt psychiczny w okresie przedpokwitaniowym/anorexia nervosa w okresie przedpokwitaniowym
csPředpubertální mentální anorexie
ukНервова анорексія в препубертатному віці
zh青春期前神经性厌食
trPrepubertal anoreksiya nervoza

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10F50.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0033926Evalidated
UMLSC5568567Evalidated

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

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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