Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Shortening of all distal phalanges of the fingers

Shortening of all outermost bones of the fingers

HP:0006118

What it means

Hypoplasia of all of the distal phalanx of finger.

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: Brachytelephalangy

Shortening of all distal phalanges of the…

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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.