Clinical and etiological profile of children with pathological and syndromic short stature

Dr.Zhahid Hassan; Dr Shakeeb lone; Dr.Rahat Abbas; Dr.Mohsin Gayas

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Clinical and etiological profile of children with pathological and syndromic short stature

Dr. Zhahid Hassan, Dr Shakeeb Lone, Dr. Rahat Abbas, Dr. Mohsin Gayas

Abstract :

Background: Short stature is one of the common problem in child population with diverse aetiologies, half of them being physiological and another half due to pathological causes. The objective of this study was to study the clinical profile of the children with pathological short stature and to study the various causes for pathological stature including syndromic short stature. Methods: Retrospective study was conducted in the Department of medicine at district hospital JLNM Srinagar and DH baramulla, where the data of Children who met the inclusion criteria were collected from the case records of 2 years period from Jan 2018 to june 2019. Data collected was tabulated and analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Results: Commonest age group affected was < 5 years about 40%, 38% were 5 –10 years and 22 % were > 10 years. 41.6 % were males and 58.3 % were females. Commonest causes were Hypothyroidism and genetic disorders, followed by nutritional and musculoskeletal. 54.1% were proportionate and 45.9 % were disproportionate. Conclusions: Endocrinological and genetic syndromes are most common etiologies for pathological short stature. So detailed evaluation of short stature is very important as some of the pathological causes are treatable when diagnosed at an early stage