adrenoleukodystrophy

Term ID

DOID:10588

Synonyms

• ALD
• Bronze Schilder disease
• diffuse sclerosis
• Encephalitis periaxialis concentrica
• Encephalitis periaxialis, Schilder's
• Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease
• sudanophilic cerebral sclerosis
• X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

Definition

A leukodystrophy that disrupts the breakdown of very-long-chain fatty acids resulting in progressive brain damage, failure of the adrenal glands and eventually death. (2)

References

• ICD10CM:E71.52
• MESH:D000326
• MIM:300100
• NCI:C61252
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:65389002
• UMLS_CUI:C0162309

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:10588 )