Description
Hypoplasia is a disease of the Whole Body.
Underdevelopment of an organ or a tissue is Hypoplasia.
In this the number of cells for tissues or an organ is abnormally low. Hypoplasia is on the lines of Aplasia. In Aplasia the organ or tissue does not develop at all. In Hypoplasia it develops incomplete.
It is clarified the Hypoplasia is not the opposite of Hyperplasia (too many cells). Hypoplasia is congenital. Hyperplasia is the excessive growth of cells, later in life. You must differentiate these from Atrophy. Atrophy is the wasting away of already existing cells.
Hypoplasia may affect any tissue or organ. Some examples are Underdeveloped
Breasts during puberty
Testes in Klinefelter's syndrome
Ovaries
Labia Majora
Cerebellum
Teeth
Chambers of the heart
Optic nerve
Sacrum in sacral Agenesis
Facial muscles
Some examples of Hypoplasia
Enamel Hypolasia It is an incomplete formation of the organic enamel matrix of the Teeth in the Embroyonic stage.
Lung Hypoplasia It is an under development of the lungs in the body.
Cerebellar Hypoplasia It is the disorder in which the cerebellum is missing or smaller than usual. It is a Genetic Disorder.
Breast Hypoplasis It is dealt separately on this portal.
Causes of Hypoplasia
Trauma
Infection
Prematurity
Hypocalcemia
Birth Injury
Skin Disease
Chemical Intake
Genetic Disorder
Congenital Syphilis
Nutritional Deficiency
If not treated properly Hypoplasia causes
Death