raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:90340

Blau syndrome

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

Blau syndrome (BS) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease characterized by early onset granulomatous arthritis, uveitis and skin rash. BS now refers to both the familial and sporadic (formerly early-onset sarcoidosis) form of the same disease. The proposed term pediatric granulomatous arthritis is currently questioned since it fails to represent the systemic nature of the disease.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBlau syndrome
frSyndrome de Blau
deBlau-Syndrom
esSíndrome de Blau
itSindrome di Blau
nlBlausyndroom
ptSíndrome Blau
plZespół Blaua
csBlauův syndrom
ukСиндром Блау
zhBlau综合征
trBlau sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM186580Evalidated
ICD-10D89.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-114A60.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008523Evalidated
UMLSC5201146Evalidated
GARD304Evalidated
MedDRA10071755Evalidated

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 (13):

No children.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
NOD2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:5331ENSG0000016720760595616q12.1nucleotide binding oligomerization domain containing 2
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth<1 / 1 000 0000.06 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

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

46 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0012647Abnormal inflammatory response
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0010783Erythema
HP:0000953Hyperpigmentation of the skin
HP:0001094Iridocyclitis
HP:0001386Joint swelling
HP:0000491Keratitis
HP:0001376Limitation of joint mobility
HP:0200034Papule
HP:0005764Polyarticular arthritis
HP:0012123Posterior uveitis
HP:0000988Skin rash
HP:0100769Synovitis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001369Arthritis
HP:0100490Camptodactyly of finger
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0000958Dry skin
HP:0012219Erythema nodosum
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0000501Glaucoma
HP:0000613Photophobia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000610Abnormal choroid morphology
HP:0001291Abnormal cranial nerve morphology
HP:0000587Abnormal optic nerve morphology
HP:0008046Abnormal retinal vascular morphology
HP:0010286Abnormal salivary gland morphology
HP:0001392Abnormality of the liver
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0004942Aortic aneurysm
HP:0006770Clear cell renal cell carcinoma
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0010628Facial palsy
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0008064Ichthyosis
HP:0005310Large vessel vasculitis
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
HP:0000112Nephropathy
HP:0001701Pericarditis
HP:0002092Pulmonary arterial hypertension
HP:0000488Retinopathy
HP:0100654Retrobulbar optic neuritis
HP:0200042Skin ulcer
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0003774Stage 5 chronic kidney disease
HP:0000572Visual loss
HP:0000217Xerostomia

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 25136265[PMID]_20084402[PMID]

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Sources for this card