Symptoms of Achondroplasia

Symptoms of Achondroplasia

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Achondroplasia includes the 25 symptoms listed below:

• Small body size
• Short arms
• Short legs
• Normal size skull
• Normal size spine
• Normal intelligence
• Normal sexual organs
• Dwarfism
• Protruding forehead
• Short, thick arms
• Short, thick legs
• Normal-size trunk
• Large head
• Depressed nasal bridge
• Small face
• Stubby hands
• Lordosis
• Short stature
• Limited elbow motion
• Short ring finger
• Short middle finger
• Midfacial hypoplasia
• Narrow nasal passages
• Reduced muscle tone
• "bulldog" face appearance
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Achondroplasia:

• Overview -- Achondroplasia
• Diagnostic Tests for Achondroplasia
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Achondroplasia
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Achondroplasia
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Achondroplasia: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Achondroplasia:

• Dwarfism -- Symptom Checker
• Protruding forehead -- Symptom Checker
• Large head -- Symptom Checker
• Depressed nasal bridge -- Symptom Checker
• Small face -- Symptom Checker
• Lordosis -- Symptom Checker
• Short stature -- Symptom Checker
• Reduced muscle tone -- Symptom Checker

Achondroplasia: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

Review the available Assessment Questionnaires for the symptoms of Achondroplasia:

• Short stature -- Assessment Questionnaire

Achondroplasia: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Achondroplasia:

• Spinal symptoms
• Paraplegia #in 2nd or 3rd decade
• Dental malocclusion
• Strabismus
• Kyphosis
• Recurrent otitis media
• Neurologic problems #occurs in early adulthood
• more complications...»

Research More About Achondroplasia

Do I have Achondroplasia?

• Achondroplasia: Introduction
• Achondroplasia: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Achondroplasia
• More about Achondroplasia

Achondroplasia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Child Health Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Autism -- Undiagnosed
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Whooping Cough -- Undiagnosed
  • Croup -- Undiagnosed
  • Appendicitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
  • Middle Ear Infection -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Achondroplasia:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Child General Health: Home Testing
  • Asthma-Related Home Tests
  • Home Allergy Tests
  • Home Cold & Flu Tests
  • Home Diabetes Tests
  • Home Drug Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
  • Home Hearing Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Tests
• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
• more home tests...»

Less Common Symptoms of Achondroplasia:

Ocassionally other symptoms may also present themselves as symptoms of Achondroplasia. 4 of the more common ones are included in the list below:

• Hydrocephalus
• Narrow foramen magnum
• Spinal cord compression
• Stenosis of spinal cord

Achondroplasia: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
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  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Brain Surgeon)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Achondroplasia:

More information about symptoms of Achondroplasia and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Achondroplasia
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Achondroplasia

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Depressed nasal bridge - see all causes of Depressed nasal bridge
• Dwarfism - see all causes of Dwarfism
• Large head - see all causes of Large head
• Lordosis - see all causes of Lordosis
• Normal intelligence - see all causes of Cognitive impairment
• Normal sexual organs - see all causes of Sexual symptoms
• Normal size skull - see all causes of Head symptoms
• Normal size spine - see all causes of Spine symptoms
• Protruding forehead - see all causes of Protruding forehead
• Reduced muscle tone - see all causes of Reduced muscle tone
• Short arms - see all causes of Short stature
• Short legs - see all causes of Short stature
• Short stature - see all causes of Short stature
• Small body size - see all causes of Short stature
• Small face - see all causes of Small face

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Achondroplasia:

The appearance is of short stature with disproportionately short arms and legs and a large head. The characteristic facial features include a prominent forehead and a flattened bridge of the nose. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Achondroplasia as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Achondroplasia, it is also important to consider Achondroplasia as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Achondroplasia may cause:

• Alkaline phosphatase levels low (plasma or serum)
• Congenital anomaly of cartilage
• Disproportionate short stature
• Genu varum
• Kyphosis
• Micromelia

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• How serious is Achondroplasia?
• More about Achondroplasia
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Achondroplasia:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Achondroplasia. This signs and symptoms information for Achondroplasia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Achondroplasia signs or Achondroplasia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Achondroplasia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Achondroplasia symptoms.

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