Symptoms of Hypophosphatasia

Symptoms of Hypophosphatasia

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Hypophosphatasia includes the 30 symptoms listed below:

• Short limbs
• Dwarfism
• Generalized lack of ossification
• Poorly mineralized globular cranium
• Poorly formed teeth
• Hypoplastic fragile bones
• Irregular lack of metaphyseal mineralization
• Bowed lower extremities
• Spurs in midshaft of ulna
• Spurs in midshaft of fibular
• Short ribs
• Rachitic rosary
• Rib fractures
• Small rib cage
• Unossified vertebral bodies
• Dense vertebral bodies
• Rectangular vertebral bodies
• Round vertebral bodies
• Flattened vertebral bodies
• Sagitally clefted vertebral bodies
• Butterfly shaped vertebral bodies
• Infant death #usually due to respiratory insufficiency
• Failure to thrive
• Reduced muscle tone
• Irritability
• Seizures
• Anemia
• Hypercalcemia
• Nephrocalcinosis
• Serum alkaline phosphatase deficiency
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Hypophosphatasia:

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

Hypophosphatasia: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Hypophosphatasia:

• Dwarfism -- Symptom Checker
• Failure to thrive -- Symptom Checker
• Reduced muscle tone -- Symptom Checker
• Irritability -- Symptom Checker
• Seizures -- Symptom Checker
• Anemia -- Symptom Checker

Hypophosphatasia: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

Review the available Assessment Questionnaires for the symptoms of Hypophosphatasia:

• Irritability -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Seizures -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Anemia -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Hypercalcemia -- Assessment Questionnaire

Hypophosphatasia: Complications

Read information about complications of Hypophosphatasia.

Research More About Hypophosphatasia

Do I have Hypophosphatasia?

• Hypophosphatasia: Introduction
• Hypophosphatasia: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Treatments for Hypophosphatasia
• More about Hypophosphatasia

Hypophosphatasia: 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 Hypophosphatasia:

• 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 Hypophosphatasia:

Ocassionally other symptoms may also present themselves as symptoms of Hypophosphatasia. 2 of the more common ones are included in the list below:

• Polyhydramnios
• Blue sclerae

Hypophosphatasia: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • 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...»

Research all specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

More about symptoms of Hypophosphatasia:

More information about symptoms of Hypophosphatasia and related conditions:

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

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.

• Anemia - see all causes of Anemia
• Dwarfism - see all causes of Dwarfism
• Failure to thrive - see all causes of Failure to thrive
• Hypercalcemia - see all causes of Hypercalcemia
• Irritability - see all causes of Irritability
• Reduced muscle tone - see all causes of Reduced muscle tone
• Rib fractures - see all causes of Fractures
• Seizures - see all causes of Seizures
• Short ribs - see all causes of Rib symptoms

Hypophosphatasia as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

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

• Alkaline phosphatase levels low (plasma or serum)
• Blue sclerae
• Craniosynostosis
• Disproportionate short stature
• Genu varum
• Hypercalcaemia
• Hypercalciuria
• Nephrocalcinosis
• Osteomalacia
• Pathological fracture
• Pyrophosphate arthropathy
• Tooth loss

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:

• More about Hypophosphatasia
• 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

Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

About signs and symptoms of Hypophosphatasia:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Hypophosphatasia. This signs and symptoms information for Hypophosphatasia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Hypophosphatasia signs or Hypophosphatasia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Hypophosphatasia 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 Hypophosphatasia symptoms.

Search Specialists by State and City