DwarfismRelated Category:
Pathologycondition in which an animal or plant is less than normal in size and lacks the capacity for normal growth.
Dwarfism is deliberately produced and perpetuated in certain species (e.g.
Full article >>>Dwarfism, pituitary:
Dwarfism caused by a lack of
growth hormone, usually due to malfunction of the
pituitary gland.
Full article >>>Pituitary dwarfism involves abnormally
short stature with normal body proportions caused by a
deficiency of
growth hormone.
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Full article >>>HYPOTHYROID DWARFISM - Stunted body growth and mental development appearing in the
first years of life resulting the inappropriate development of the
thymus gland or inadequate maternal intake of iodine during
gestation.
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Full article >>>Dwarfism, pituitary
Short stature. When caused by inadequate amounts of
growth hormone (as opposed to late growth spurt or
genetics), hGH
deficiency results in abnormally slow growth and
short stature with normal proportions.
Full article >>>Zinc prevents
dwarfism and
limb defects.
Manganese prevents certain brain abnormalities.
Inadequate
folic acid, manganese, and
zinc (as well as amino
acid imbalances) have been linked to
mental retardation and deformities in the
fetus.
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Full article >>>Dwarfism is a term that has often been used to describe extreme
short stature; however, the term is unflattering and its use is often avoided.
Growth hormone deficiency is sometimes called
pituitary dwarfism.
Full article >>>Achondroplasia is the most common type of
dwarfism, in which the child's arms and legs are short in proportion to body length. Further, the head is often large and the trunk is normal size.
Full article >>>Endocrine diseases, including problems with the thyroid, pituitary (
pituitary dwarfism), ad
renal,
pancreas, or sexual
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achondroplasia (formerly called
dwarfism)
- adult
polycystic kidney diseaseMulitfactorial disorders
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Full article >>>Achondroplasia is the most common cause of
dwarfism, or significantly abnormal
short stature.
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Full article >>>Specific causes of excessive
lordosis include:
achondroplasia, which is the abnormal conversion of
cartilage into bone that results in
dwarfism spondylolisthesis, or the slipping forward of one vertebra on top of the one below
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Full article >>>Bartter's
syndrome is a condition characterized by enlargement of certain
kidney cells. It is more common in children and may be associated with an abnormally
short stature (
dwarfism). The cause of Bartter's
syndrome is not fully known.
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