raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:645398

Myeloschisis

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Status
active

A rare form of spina bifida/open neural tube defect (NTD) chacterized by absence of a cystic component, dysplastic meninges and neural placode exposed through a defect in the posterior vertebral arches (spina bifida) that are contiguous with surrounding skin. The placode is at or below the skin plane and is typically associated with a Chiari II malformation. It is usually isolated or rarely associated with split cord malformation.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMyeloschisis
frMyéloschisis
deMyeloschisis
esMielosquisis
itMieloschisi
nlMyeloschisis
ptMielosquise
plRozszczep rdzenia kręgowego
csMyeloschíza
ukМієлошизис

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q06.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA02.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0958076Evalidated
MONDO958076Evalidated
UMLSC0266507Evalidated

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):

Children (2):

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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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Sources for this card