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Short Stature
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Short Stature: Common Causes
- Inherited and genetic factors
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Hypothyroidism that develops before birth
- Delayed puberty (causes temporary short stature, but normal height is eventually achieved)
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Precocious puberty
- Malnourishment
- Chronic diseases, such as congenital heart disease, kidney diseases, asthma, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes
- Malabsorption disorders such as Celiac disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- AIDS
- Achondroplasia
- Russell-Silver syndrome
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Hypopituitarism (pituitary dwarfism)
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Craniopharyngioma
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Rickets
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Turner's syndrome
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Review Date : 4/22/2003
Reviewed By : Elizabeth Hait, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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