Etiology of short stature in children attending pediatric endocrinology clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

Karim, Muhammad Rezaul; Shamaly, Kohinoor Jahan; Tithi, Baraka Badrudduja; Akter, Romana; Jahan, Ismat; Begum, Suraiya

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20200110

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“…Current study showed that normal variant short stature (NVSS) was equal to pathological short stature (48% vs 52%) which is found consistent with the findings of other studies 10,15 , but it differs from one study from Bangladesh. 16 In this study FSS was more common in females than males (21% vs 15%) whereas in case of CDGP males outnumbered females (8% vs 6%). This finding is similar with other studies.…”

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Clinicoepidemiological Profile of Short Stature at A Tertiary Care Centre in Bangladesh

Biswas,

Farzana,

Rahman

2023

Dhaka Shishu (Child) Hosp. J.

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Background: Short stature (SS) is a common pediatric problem, which can cause psychosocial disturbances both in parents and children. The goal of the evaluation of a child with SS is to identify the subset of children with pathologic causes so that appropriate timely intervention can be made. Objective: The aim of the study was to study the clinical, epidemiological, and etiological profile of SS at a tertiary hospital of Bangladesh. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study and was conducted in the department of pediatric endocrinology, over a period of 1 year (January 2021-December 2021). A total of 100 children aged 3-14 years, with height <-2SD below the mean height for age and sex were studied. Clinical history, examination, and laboratory evaluations were done to assess the cause of SS and the data were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Results: About 55% were female and 45% were male. The causes of SS were found to be familial SS (36%), constitutional growth delay of growth and puberty (12%), hypothyroidism (11%), growth hormone deficiency (8%), malnutrition (10%), chronic diseases (9%), genetic syndromes and skeletal problem (8%). Conclusion: The majority of short stature in children had normal variation of growth. Along with endocrine causes, chronic systemic illnesses and malnutrition still form a major bulk in the etiological profile of SS in Bangladesh. DS (Child) H J 2022; 38(2): 79-83

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Clinicoepidemiological Profile of Short Stature at A Tertiary Care Centre in Bangladesh

Biswas,

Farzana,

Rahman

2023

Dhaka Shishu (Child) Hosp. J.

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“…Therefore3, SS is defined as body height below the 3rd percentile on a percentile grid, or below 2 standard deviations (-2SD) from the mean for a particular population. The problem involves roughly 3% of children [10].…”

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Vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus status in children with short stature – effect of growth hormone therapy

Klatka¹,

Partyka²,

Polak³

et al. 2021

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Objective. The aim of the study was to assess the level of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D in the blood of patients treated for short stature (SS). Materials and method. The study encompassed 110 children treated for somatotropin hypopituitarism (SHP) in the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology at the Medical University of Lublin. The levels of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D were marked for both groups in the peripheral blood collected on a routine basis for diagnostic examinations. The parameters were compared within the group of children with SHP, both the patients who were about to start the therapy and those in the course of the therapy as well as between the research group (110 children) and the control group. Results. The results obtained were compared with the results in the control group that comprised 41 children with a general good health status, although with nasal septum deviation treated in the Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology at the Medical University of Lublin. Conclusions. On the basis of the research performed, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) children with SHP were characterised with calcium-phosphorus imbalance. The level of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D was diminished. The values did not change due to a several-year hormone growth treatment (HGT). 2) the level of calcium and phosphorus was appropriate in the control group children, but the vitamin D level was considerably lowered. This shows the necessity for vitamin D control and supplementation, not only in children with SS.

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Etiology of short stature in children attending pediatric endocrinology clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

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Clinicoepidemiological Profile of Short Stature at A Tertiary Care Centre in Bangladesh

Clinicoepidemiological Profile of Short Stature at A Tertiary Care Centre in Bangladesh

Vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus status in children with short stature – effect of growth hormone therapy

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