raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:728

Relapsing polychondritis

Synonyms: Polychondropathia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare, clinically heterogeneous, multisystemic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation of the cartilage and proteoglycan rich structures leading to cartilage damage along with joint, ocular and cardiovascular involvement.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enRelapsing polychondritisPolychondropathia
frPolychondrite atrophiantePolychondrite récidivante · Polychondropathie
dePolychondritis, rezidivierende
esPolicondritis recidivante
itPolicondrite ricorrente
nlRecidiverende polychondritisPolychondropathie
ptPolicondrite recorrente
plNawracające zapalenie chrząstek= en
csRelabující polychondritida= en
ukРецидивуючий поліхондритПоліхондропатія
zh复发性多软骨炎多软骨炎
trTekrarlayan polikondritPolikondropati

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10M94.1Especificvalidated
ICD-11FB82.3Especificvalidated
MONDO0019125Evalidated
MeSHD011081Evalidated
UMLSC0032453Evalidated
GARD7417Evalidated
MedDRA10038304Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

5 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.35 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated21962557[PMID]_14673390[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.35 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated21962557[PMID]_14673390[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.071 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated26187053[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.52 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated26187053[PMID]

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

53 annotations · validated 2024-02-05
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001369Arthritis
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0100662Chondritis
HP:0200047Chondritis of pinna
HP:0005310Large vessel vasculitis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001646Abnormal aortic valve morphology
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0100750Atelectasis
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0001609Hoarse voice
HP:0001376Limitation of joint mobility
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0001701Pericarditis
HP:0000360Tinnitus
HP:0002786Tracheobronchomalacia
HP:0002321Vertigo
HP:0030828Wheezing
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0031481Abnormal mitral valve physiology
HP:0002793Abnormal pattern of respiration
HP:0004306Abnormality of the endocardium
HP:0001596Alopecia
HP:0001545Anteriorly placed anus
HP:0003493Antinuclear antibody positivity
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0004422Biparietal narrowing
HP:0000509Conjunctivitis
HP:0006824Cranial nerve paralysis
HP:0002617Dilatation
HP:0100534Episcleritis
HP:0010783Erythema
HP:0100758Gangrene
HP:0100820Glomerulopathy
HP:0000790Hematuria
HP:0012115Hepatitis
HP:0100533Inflammatory abnormality of the eye
HP:0000491Keratitis
HP:0001601Laryngomalacia
HP:0001686Loss of voice
HP:0012733Macule
HP:0012819Myocarditis
HP:0033380Nasal chondritis
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0000093Proteinuria
HP:0000979Purpura
HP:0011107Recurrent aphthous stomatitis
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0002923Rheumatoid factor positive
HP:0100532Scleritis
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0004418Thrombophlebitis
HP:0000554Uveitis
HP:0004936Venous thrombosis

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 28613778[PMID]

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Sources for this card