Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Low self-esteem

HP:0031469

What it means

Persistent, excessively negative, and critical thoughts of one's personal abilities, attributes, or any feature related to the self and self-attitude. The affected individual believes they are a lesser being compared to others in their social peer group.

Rare diseases that can present with this4

The 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: Worthlessness

Low self-esteem

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.