raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:90021

Radiation myelitis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Status
active

Radiation myelitis is a rare neurological disease characterized by the development of paresthesias, as well as, in severe cases, progressive paresis and paralysis following irradiation of tumors in which the spinal cord is included within the radiation field. Symptoms may develop months or years after radiation therapy was administered.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enRadiation myelitis
frMyélite radiqueMyélite post-radique
deMyelitis, radiogeneStrahlenmyelitis · Strahlenmyelopathie
esMielitis por radiación
itMielite da radiazioni
nlRadiatiemyelitis
ptMielite por radiação
plPopromienne zapalenie rdzenia kręgowego
csRadiační myelitida
ukПроменевий мієліт
zh放射性脊髓炎
trRadyasyon miyeliti

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G97.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11NF00NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0019529Evalidated
UMLSC4706614Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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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