The most typical symptom of a patient with dwarfism is a short stature, below the average height of normal peers. Other symptoms may vary between different types of dwarfism, with common ones such as
Chondrodysplasia manifests as short stature with disproportionate limbs and trunk, short limbs, a large head, usually a large distance between the middle and ring fingers, limited movement of the elbows and bowed legs. The face shows a prominent forehead, a flat nose and misaligned teeth, and is generally of normal intelligence.
Congenital spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia presents with short stature, a short neck and trunk, shortened limbs but hands and feet of the same size as normal, a cylindrical chest, a cleft in the upper lip (cleft palate), hip deformities resulting in inward bending of the thigh bones and twisted or deformed feet.
Growth hormone deficiency is manifested by delayed or absent sexual development in adolescence, generally normal length at birth, mostly not noticed until after the age of 2 to 4 years, proportionate body shape, body proportions stuck in childhood, delayed bone age for at least 3 years, normal intellectual development, non-development of sexual organs or lack of secondary sexual characteristics, etc.