raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:838

Susac syndrome

Synonyms: Retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy

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

A rare systemic or rheumatologic disease characterized by the triad of central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction, branch retinal artery occlusions (BRAOs) and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) due to autoimmune-mediated occlusions of microvessels in the brain, retina, and inner ear.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSusac syndromeRetinocochleocerebral vasculopathy
frSyndrome de SusacMaladie de Susac · Microangiopathie cochléo-encéphalo-rétinienne · Vasculopathie rétino-cochléo-cérébrale
deSusac-SyndromRetino-cochleo-zerebrale Vaskulopathie
esSíndrome de SusacVasculopatía retino-cocleo-cerebral
itSindrome di SusacVasculopatia retino-cocleo-cerebrale
nlSyndroom van SusacRetinocochleocerebrale vasculopathie
ptSíndrome SusacVasculopatia retino-cócleo-cerebral
plZespół SusacaMałe zawały w ślimaku, siatkówce i tkance mózgowej · RED-M · Retinopatia, encefalopatia, głuchota powiązana z mikroangiopatią · Waskulopatia siatkówkowo-ślimakowo-mózgowa · Zespół SICRET
csSusacův syndromRED-M · Retinokochleocerebrální vaskulopatie · Retinopatie, encefalopatie a hluchota asociovaná s mikroangiopatií · SICRET syndrom · Mikroinfarkty kochleární, retinální a encefalické tkáně
ukСиндром СусакаРетинокохлеоцеребральна васкулопатія
zhSusac综合征视网膜病-脑病-听力丧失相关性微血管病
trSusac sendromuRED-M · SICRET sendromu · Retinokokleoserebral vaskülopati · Küçük koklear, retina ve ensefalik doku enfarktüsleri · Mikroanjiyopatiye bağlı retinopati-ensefalopati-sağırlık · Retinopati-ensefalopati-mikroanjiyopatiye bağlı işitme kaybı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10I67.7NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A45.2YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0019390Evalidated
MeSHD055955Evalidated
UMLSC2717757Evalidated
GARD7713Evalidated
MedDRA10071573Evalidated

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 (4):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families304 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated23628737[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

23 annotations · validated 2016-07-13
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002315Headache
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001273Abnormal corpus callosum morphology
HP:0100543Cognitive impairment
HP:0001289Confusion
HP:0001290Generalized hypotonia
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairmentDiagnostic criterion
HP:0000572Visual lossDiagnostic criterion
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0100851Abnormal emotion/affect behavior
HP:0000496Abnormality of eye movement
HP:0000741Apathy
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0000651Diplopia
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0001254Lethargy
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0000751Personality changes
HP:0000709Psychosis
HP:0003474Somatic sensory dysfunction
HP:0000360Tinnitus
HP:0002493Upper motor neuron dysfunction
HP:0002321Vertigo

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 26219936[PMID]

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