Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Renal hypoplasia

Small kidneys

HP:0000089

What it means

Hypoplasia of the kidney.

Oligomeganephronic renal hypoplasia differs from simple hypoplasia, in which the renal mass is reduced but the number of nephrons is normal.

Rare diseases that can present with this32

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: Hypoplastic kidney · Hypoplastic kidneys · Underdeveloped kidneys

Renal hypoplasia

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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.