LD24.00

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Achondroplasia

Description

Achondroplasia is the most frequent form of chondrodysplasia and is a type of dwarfism characterised by short limbs, hyperlordosis, short hands, and macrocephaly with high forehead and saddle nose, with normal intellectual development.

Index terms

  • Achondroplasia
  • Osteosclerosis congenita
  • achondroplastic dwarfism
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  • achondroplastic short stature
  • congenital osteosclerosis

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

  • LD24.01 – Hypochondroplasia
  • LD24.02 – Thanatophoric dysplasia
  • LD24.03 – Diastrophic dysplasia
  • LD24.04 – Chondrodysplasia punctata
  • LD24.0Y – Other specified syndromes with micromelia
  • LD24.0Z – Syndromes with micromelia, unspecified

Foundation entity

Achondroplasia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/24224082

Part of: LD24.0: Syndromes with micromelia › LD24: Syndromes with skeletal anomalies as a major feature › 20: Developmental anomalies