Short Stature

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Causes

  • familial
  • intrauterine growth restriction / extreme prematurity
  • constitutional delay of growth and puberty
  • endocrine
  • hypothyroidism
  • growth hormone deficiency
  • corticosteroid excess
  • nutritional / chronic illness
    • coeliac disease
    • Crohn's disease
    • chronic renal failure
    • cystic fibrosis
  • psychosocial deprivation
  • chromosomal disorders
  • disproportionate short stature
 

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