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Constitutional growth delay

Constitutional growth delay (CGD) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no other physical abnormalities causing the delay. Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic). Typically at some point during childhood growth slows down, eventually resuming at a normal rate. CGD is the most common cause of short stature and delayed puberty. more...

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Synonyms

  • Constitutional Delay in Growth and Puberty (CDGP)
  • Constitutional Short Stature (CSS)
  • Idiopathic Growth Delay (IGD)
  • Physiologic Delayed Puberty
  • Sporadic Short Stature
  • Constitutional Delay in Growth and Adolescence (CDGA)

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