Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Hemiatrophy of upper limb
Asymmetric upper limb shortening
HP:0100558
What it means
Unilateral atrophy (reduction in size) of an arm.
Rare diseases that can present with this2
Common30–79%
1The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Hemihypotrophy of upper limb
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