Question

What Are the Causes of Children’s Short Stature?

Answer

The causes of children’s short stature include the following:

  1. Familial stature.
  2. Hypothyroidism.
  3. Precocious puberty often results in shorter stature for affected children.
  4. One-third of intrauterine growth retardation infants will have short stature as adults.
  5. Insufficient or inadequate secretion of growth hormone can lead to abnormal growth, and without growth hormone replacement therapy, the final height may only exceed 130 centimeters.
  6. Other diseases such as congenital ovarian hypoplasia, certain metabolic diseases like congenital chondrodysplasia, renal tubular acidosis, and certain chronic diseases as well as malnutrition.