raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:97230

Solar urticaria

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare photodermatosis characterized by an abrupt onset of transient erythema, wheals, and pruritus appearing within minutes of exposure to light.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSolar urticaria
frUrticaire solaire
deLicht-UrtikariaSonnenurtikaria · Urtikaria, solare
esUrticaria solarSU
itOrticaria solare
nlZonne-urticariaNetelroos door zonnestraling · Urticaria door zonnestraling · Urticaria solaris
ptUrticária solar
plPokrzywka słoneczna
csSluneční kopřivka
ukСонячна кропивянка
zh日光性蕁麻疹
trGüneş ürtikeri

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10L56.3Especificvalidated
ICD-11EB01.YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0019945Evalidated
MeSHD000092130Evalidated
UMLSC0263610Evalidated
MedDRA10041307Evalidated

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.

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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
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0003.1 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated12975156[PMID]_[EXPERT]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_30585308[PMID]_27793344[PMID]_[EXPERT]

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

16 annotations · validated 2017-03-17
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000159Abnormal lip morphology
HP:0030809Abnormal tongue morphology
HP:0100665Angioedema
HP:0000969Edema
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0100326Immunologic hypersensitivity
HP:0002018Nausea
HP:0100539Periorbital edema
HP:0000989Pruritus
HP:0001279Syncope
HP:0001025Urticaria
HP:0002321Vertigo
HP:0030828Wheezing
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002094Dyspnea
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011971Dermatographic urticaria
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0100845Anaphylactic shock

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 19022098[PMID]

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Sources for this card