Renal dysplasia is a form of renal malformation in which the kidney(s) are present but their development is abnormal and incomplete. Renal dysplasia can be unilateral or bilateral (see these terms), segmental, and of variable severity, with renal aplasia corresponding to extreme dysplasia.
A facial appearance characteristic of a fetus or neonate due to oligohydramnios experienced in the womb, comprising ocular hypertelorism, low-set ears, receding chin, and flattening of the nose.
Trisomy C is documented in a 17-hour-old full-term male infant with bilateral diffuse renal dysplasia, Potter facies, pulmonary hypoplasia and other congenital anomalies.
