Short stature is seen in –a) Maternal deprivation syndromeb) Hypothyroidismc) Bulimiad) Paternal smokinge) IUGR
Correct Answer: abe
Description: If the height of the child is below the 3rd percentile or less than 2 S.D. from the mean, he or she is considered to be short stature.
Causes of short stature
A) Proportionate short stature
Normal variant - 1) Familial
2) Constitutional delay in growth
Prenatal causes - 1) Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
2) Intrauterine infections
Posnatal causes - 1) Nutritional dwarfism (due to malnutrition)
2) Chronic visceral disease
3) Endocrine disorders (hypopituitrism, Juvenile DM)
4) Psychosocial (emotional deprivation, maternal deprivation)
B) Disproportionate short stature
With short limbs - Achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, chondroectodermal dysplasia, deformities due to rickets and osteogenesis imperfecta, hypothyroidism.
With short trunk: Spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia, mucopolysaccharidosis, mucolipidosis, caries spine, hemivertebrae.
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