This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.
Medical Terms | Other Names | Learn More: HPO ID |
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80%-99% of people have these symptoms | ||
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis |
Laboratory abnormality
Metabolism abnormality
[ more ]
|
0001939 |
Aortic dissection |
Tear in inner wall of large artery that carries blood away from heart
|
0002647 |
Arterial dissection | 0005294 | |
Atypical scarring of skin |
Atypical scarring
|
0000987 |
Gait disturbance |
Abnormal gait
Abnormal walk
Impaired gait
[ more ]
|
0001288 |
Generalized joint laxity |
Hypermobility of all joints
|
0002761 |
Joint hyperflexibility |
Joints move beyond expected range of motion
|
0005692 |
Kyphosis |
Hunched back
Round back
[ more ]
|
0002808 |
Mitral valve prolapse | 0001634 | |
Myopia |
Close sighted
Near sighted
Near sightedness
Nearsightedness
[ more ]
|
0000545 |
Neonatal hypotonia |
Low muscle tone, in neonatal onset
|
0001319 |
Scoliosis | 0002650 | |
30%-79% of people have these symptoms | ||
Abnormality of the hip bone |
Abnormality of the hips
|
0003272 |
0000501 | ||
Hyperextensible skin |
Hyperelastic skin
Skin hyperelasticity
Stretchable skin
[ more ]
|
0000974 |
Inguinal hernia | 0000023 | |
Keratoconus |
Bulging cornea
|
0000563 |
Microcornea |
Cornea of eye less than 10mm in diameter
|
0000482 |
Retinal detachment |
Detached retina
|
0000541 |
Retinopathy |
Noninflammatory retina disease
|
0000488 |
Spontaneous rupture of the globe | 0010727 | |
Subcutaneous hemorrhage |
Bleeding below the skin
|
0001933 |
Visual impairment |
Impaired vision
Loss of eyesight
Poor vision
[ more ]
|
0000505 |
5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
Corneal dystrophy | 0001131 | |
Talipes equinovarus |
Club feet
Club foot
Clubfeet
Clubfoot
[ more ]
|
0001762 |
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO | ||
Arachnodactyly |
Long slender fingers
Spider fingers
[ more ]
|
0001166 |
Arterial rupture | 0025019 | |
0000007 | ||
Bladder diverticulum | 0000015 | |
Blindness | 0000618 | |
Blue sclerae |
Whites of eyes are a bluish-gray color
|
0000592 |
Bruising |
Bruise easily
Easy bruisability
Easy bruising
[ more ]
|
0000978 |
Congestive heart failure |
Cardiac failure
Cardiac failures
Heart failure
[ more ]
|
0001635 |
Decreased fetal movement |
Less than 10 fetal movements in 12 hours
|
0001558 |
Decreased pulmonary function |
Decreased lung function
Impaired lung function
[ more ]
|
0005952 |
Dental crowding |
Crowded teeth
Dental overcrowding
Overcrowding of teeth
[ more ]
|
0000678 |
Depressed nasal bridge |
Depressed bridge of nose
Flat bridge of nose
Flat nasal bridge
Flat, nasal bridge
Flattened nasal bridge
Low nasal bridge
Low nasal root
[ more ]
|
0005280 |
Disproportionate tall stature | 0001519 | |
Epicanthus |
Eye folds
Prominent eye folds
[ more ]
|
0000286 |
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
Gastrointestinal bleeding
|
0002239 |
Generalized hypotonia |
Decreased muscle tone
Low muscle tone
[ more ]
|
0001290 |
Joint dislocation |
Joint dislocations
Recurrent joint dislocations
[ more ]
|
0001373 |
Joint laxity |
Joint instability
Lax joints
Loose-jointedness
Loosejointedness
[ more ]
|
0001388 |
Molluscoid pseudotumors | 0000993 | |
Motor delay | 0001270 | |
Muscular hypotonia |
Low or weak muscle tone
|
0001252 |
0000939 | ||
Palmoplantar cutis laxa |
Excessive wrinkled skin of palms and soles
Increased wrinkles of palms and soles
Wrinkled palms and soles
Wrinkled skin of hands and feet
[ more ]
|
0007517 |
Pes planus |
Flat feet
Flat foot
[ more ]
|
0001763 |
Premature rupture of membranes | 0001788 | |
Progressive |
0008458 | |
Recurrent pneumonia | 0006532 | |
Respiratory insufficiency |
Respiratory impairment
|
0002093 |
Soft skin | 0000977 | |
Tall stature |
Increased body height
|
0000098 |
Thin skin | 0000963 |
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