Short Stature in Children: A Review of Literature
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 70, Issue 12
Abstract
Longitudinal growth assessment is essential in child care. Short stature can be promptly recognized only with accurate measurements of growth and critical analysis of growth data. Short stature may be normal. Obtaining the family history of growth patterns and direct measurement of the parents is crucial to determine the genetic potential for growth in the child. Short stature can also be the sign of a wide variety of pathologic conditions or inherited disorders when it results from GF or premature closure of the epiphysial growth plates. The causes of short stature can be divided into 3 broad categories: chronic disease (including undernutrition genetic disorders), familial short stature, and constitutional delay of growth and development. Treatment may be medical or surgical; both of them depend on the cause of short stature.
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Eman Helal
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