Short stature

Short Stature
ICD-10	E34.3
ICD-9	783.43

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Evidence Based Medicine
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Clinical Trials
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Guidelines / Policies / Govt
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Commentary
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Definitions
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Patient Resources / Community
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Overview

Short stature refers to a height of a human being which is below expected. Shortness is a vague term without a precise definition and with significant relativity to context. Because of the lack of preciseness, there is often disagreement about the degree of shortness that should be called short. Shortness in children and young adults nearly always results from below-average growth in childhood, while shortness in older adults usually results from loss of height due to kyphosis of the spine or collapsed vertebrae from osteoporosis.

From a medical perspective, severe shortness can be a variation of normal, resulting from the interplay of multiple familial genes. It can also be due to one or more of many abnormal conditions, such as chronic (prolonged) hormone deficiency, malnutrition, disease of a major organ system, mistreatment, treatment with certain drugs, chromosomal deletions, inherited diseases, birth defect syndromes, or many other causes.

From a social perspective shortness can be a problem independently of the cause. In many societies there are advantages associated with taller stature and disadvantages associated with shorter stature.

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| group6 = Guidelines / Policies / Government Resources (FDA/CDC) Regarding Short stature | list6 = US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Short stature • NICE Guidance on Short stature • NHS PRODIGY Guidance • FDA on Short stature • CDC on Short stature

| group7 = Textbook Information on Short stature | list7 = Books and Textbook Information on Short stature

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| group10 = Newstories on Short stature | list10 = Short stature in the news • Be alerted to news on Short stature • News trends on Short stature</small>

| group11 = Commentary on Short stature | list11 = Blogs on Short stature

| group12 = Patient Resources on Short stature | list12 = Patient resources on Short stature • Discussion groups on Short stature • Patient Handouts on Short stature • Directions to Hospitals Treating Short stature • Risk calculators and risk factors for Short stature

| group13 = Healthcare Provider Resources on Short stature | list13 = Symptoms of Short stature • Causes & Risk Factors for Short stature • Diagnostic studies for Short stature • Treatment of Short stature

| group14 = Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs on Short stature | list14 = CME Programs on Short stature

| group15 = International Resources on Short stature | list15 = Short stature en Espanol • Short stature en Francais

| group16 = Business Resources on Short stature | list16 = Short stature in the Marketplace • Patents on Short stature

| group17 = Informatics Resources on Short stature | list17 = List of terms related to Short stature

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