raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:70588

Meconium aspiration syndrome

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Meconium aspiration syndrome is a pulmonary complication appearing in newborns with a meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Aspirated meconium can interfere with normal breathing by several mechanisms including airway obstruction, chemical irritation, infection and surfactant inactivation and induces more or less severe signs of respiratory distress at birth.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMeconium aspiration syndrome
frSyndrome d'aspiration méconiale
deMekonium-Aspirationssyndrom
esSíndrome de aspiración de meconio
itSindrome da aspirazione di meconio
nlMeconiumaspiratiesyndroomMAS
ptSíndrome aspiração meconial
plZespół aspiracji smółki
csSyndrom aspirace mekonia
ukСиндром аспірації меконієм
zh胎粪吸入综合征
trMekonyum aspirasyon sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10P24.0Especificvalidated
ICD-11KB26.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0006851Evalidated
MeSHD008471Evalidated
UMLSC0025048Evalidated
GARD10494Evalidated
MedDRA10076496Evalidated

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

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0002.44 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency[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

22 annotations · validated 2020-02-12
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0031860Abnormal heart rate variability
HP:0031983Abnormal pulmonary thoracic imaging finding
HP:0011410Caesarian section
HP:0025116Fetal distress
HP:0031169Postterm pregnancy
HP:0002098Respiratory distress
HP:0005828Transient pulmonary infiltrates
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011951Aspiration pneumonia
HP:0100750Atelectasis
HP:0012418Hypoxemia
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0009800Maternal diabetes
HP:0008071Maternal hypertension
HP:0012420Meconium stained amniotic fluid
HP:0012768Neonatal asphyxia
HP:0025421Pneumomediastinum
HP:0002107Pneumothorax
HP:0001788Premature rupture of membranes
HP:0002092Pulmonary arterial hypertension
HP:0030828Wheezing
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001298Encephalopathy
HP:0010444Pulmonary insufficiency

Annotation source: 30058634[PMID]_31695993[PMID]_31295648[PMID]_31894896[PMID]_25274969[PMID]

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Sources for this card