Short in Stature
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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I am/was shorter than other children
Height below average
Shorter than peers
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About the Symptom
It refers to any child who has a height well below what is average for that child's age and sex.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Shorter than other children of similar age
Possible Causes
Generally, Short in stature can be related to:
- Familial Short Stature
A genetic cause of short stature. It occurs when a child inherits genes for short height from one or both parents.
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
Hypophosphatasia is a rare genetic disorder that affects bone and tooth mineralization, leading to skeletal and dental abnormalities.
- Pineal Tumor
Pineal gland tumors are rare and begin in the pineal gland located in the brain. They can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) and may be slow-growing or aggressive. The exact cause is unknown and can affect anyone, but they are more common in children and young adults.
- Turner Syndrome
- MELAS Syndrome
Osteomalacia / Rickets
- Uterine Hypoplasia
- Gaucher Disease
Related serious diseases
Sometimes, Short in stature may be related to these serious diseases:
- Niemann-Pick Disease
Niemann-Pick disease is a rare genetic disease that affects the body's ability to break down fat (cholesterol and lipids) within cells, causing these cells to malfunction and eventually die. The brain, nerves, liver, spleen, bone marrow, and, in severe cases, the lungs, can all be affected by Niemann-Pick disease.
- Epilepsy
Doctor's Diagnostic Questions
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom:
Were you shorter than other children your age?
Do you have headaches or a heavy feeling in your head?
Do you have any swelling in your body?
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References
Short Stature - Johns Hopkins Medicine
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/short-stature#:~:text=Short%20stature%20is%20a%20general,the%20same%20age%20and%20sex.
Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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