raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:87503

Mal de Meleda

Synonyms: Meleda disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

A rare diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma characterized by symmetric palmoplantar hyperkeratosis that progressively extends to the dorsal surfaces of hands and feet (transgrediens). The disease can be associated to hyperhidrosis, lichenoid plaques and perioral erythema.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMal de MeledaMeleda disease
frMal de MeledaMaladie de Méléda
deMal de MeledaMeleda-Krankheit
esMal de MeledaEnfermedad de Meleda
itMal de MeledaMalattia di Meleda
nlMal de MeledaZiekte van Meleda
ptMal de Meleda
plMal de Meleda - endemiczny symetryczny rogowiec dłoni i stópChoroba Meleda · Rogowiec dłoni i stóp Siemensa · Transgrediens palmoplantar keratoderma of Siemens
csMeledova chorobaSiemensova palmoplantární transgredientní keratóza · Nemoc z Meledy · Siemensova transgredientní palmoplantární keratoderma · Keratosis palmaris et plantaris
ukМаль де МеледаТрансгресивний кератоз долонь від Siemens · Хвороба Меледа · Трансгредієнтна долонно-підошовна кератодермія Сіменса
zhMeleda角化病Transgrediens掌跖角化病Siemens
trMal de MeledaMeleda hastalığı · Siemens'in keratosis palmoplantaris transgrediensi · Siemens'in transgrediens palmoplantar keratoderması

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM248300Evalidated
ICD-10Q82.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11EC20.30NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009552Evalidated
UMLSC0025221Evalidated
GARD92Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SLURP1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:18746ENSG000001262336061198q24.3secreted LY6/PLAUR domain containing 112483299[PMID]_20854438[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0001 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated9887370[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

15 annotations · validated 2021-11-29
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001760Abnormal foot morphology
HP:0001155Abnormality of the hand
HP:0011123Inflammatory abnormality of the skin
HP:0007404Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma
HP:0000982Palmoplantar keratoderma
HP:0031190Superficial dermal perivascular inflammatory infiltrate
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001218Autoamputation
HP:0007447Diffuse palmoplantar kyperkeratosis
HP:0025092Epidermal acanthosis
HP:0010783Erythema
HP:0001371Flexion contracture
HP:0000975Hyperhidrosis
HP:0007390Hyperkeratosis with erythema
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0008064Ichthyosis
HP:0031452Lichenoid skin lesion

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 25557416[PMID]_26945534[PMID]_26445964[PMID]

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Sources for this card