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==Overview== | |||
'''Delayed onset of puberty''' is considered 14 years old in girls and 15 years old in boys. Most frequently, the delay is due to a constitutional, non-pathologic delay in growth and puberty. | '''Delayed onset of puberty''' is considered 14 years old in girls and 15 years old in boys. Most frequently, the delay is due to a constitutional, non-pathologic delay in growth and puberty. | ||
== | ==Causes== | ||
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===Common Causes<ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>=== | |||
*[[Anorexia Nervosa]] | *[[Anorexia Nervosa]] | ||
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*[[Prader-Willi Syndrome]] | *[[Prader-Willi Syndrome]] | ||
*[[Somatotropin]] deficiency | *[[Somatotropin]] deficiency | ||
*[[Turner's syndrome]] | *[[Turner's syndrome]] | ||
===Causes by Organ System=== | |||
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular''' | |||
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Cardiac conditions]], [[Cyanotic congenital heart disease]], [[Vascular lesions]] | |||
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|bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"| '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Dental''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Dermatologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alopecia]], [[Ectodermal dysplasia]], [[Mumps orchitis]], [[Mumps]] | |||
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| '''Drug Side Effect''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anabolic steroids]], [[Cytotoxic drugs]] | |||
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| '''Ear Nose Throat''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Endocrine''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Addison's disease]], [[Adrenal failure]], [[Adrenal hypoplasia congenital]], [[Combined pituitary hormone deficiency]], [[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]], [[Congenital hypopituitarism]], [[Congenital hypothyroidism ]], [[Constitutional delay ]], [[Cushing syndrome]], [[Excess thyroid hormone consumption]], [[Forbes disease ]], [[Froelich's syndrome ]], [[Growth hormone deficiency]], [[Hydrocephalus obesity hypogonadism ]], [[Hyperthyroidism]], [[Hypogonadism]], [[Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism]], [[Hypopituitarism]], [[Hypothalamic cyst]], [[Hypothalamic damage]], [[Hypothalamic dysfunction ]], [[Hypothalamic infection]], [[Hypothalamus disease]], [[Hypothyroidism]], [[Infantile hypothyroidism ]], [[Laron pituitary dwarfism ]], [[Laron syndrome ]], [[Low body weight]], [[Luteinizing hormone deficiency]], [[Lyndi's syndrome]], [[Multiple tropic hormone deficiency]], [[Neuroectodermal endocrine syndrome ]], [[Niemann-pick disease ]], [[Panhypopituitarism ]], [[Pituitary adenoma]], [[Pituitary gland abscess]], [[Pituitary gland cyst]], [[Pituitary gland damage]], [[Pituitary gland infection]], [[Pituitary gland tumor]], [[Salti-salem syndrome]], [[Spastic paraplegia with kallmann syndrome]], [[Thyroid agenesis ]], [[Underactive thyroid gland]], [[Woodhouse sakati syndrome ]] | |||
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| '''Environmental''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Celiac disease]], [[Celiac sprue]], [[Collagenous celiac disease ]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[Gluten enteropathy]], [[Glycogen debranching deficiency ]], [[Inflammatory bowel disease]], [[Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome ]], [[Type iii glycogen storage disease]] | |||
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| '''Genetic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anorchism]], [[Bangstad syndrome ]], [[Bassoe syndrome ]], [[Beta thalassemia ]], [[Biedl-bardet syndrome]], [[Bird-headed dwarfism ]], [[Bosma-henkin-christiansen syndrome ]], [[Bullous dystrophy]], [[Camurat-engelmann disease]], [[Cantu sanchez-corona fragoso syndrome ]], [[Chromophobe adenoma]], [[Chromosome 13 ring syndrome ]], [[Chromosome 14 uniparental disomy syndrome ]], [[Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p2]], [[Chromosome 9, trisomy 9p ]], [[Cockayne syndrome type 1]], [[Cohen syndrome ]], [[Crandall syndrome ]], [[Craniopharyngioma]], [[Eunuchoidism familial]], [[Fabry disease]], [[Familial dysautonomia ]], [[Fleisher syndrome ]], [[Fshb mutation]], [[Haspeslagh fryns muelenaere syndrome ]], [[Image syndrome ]], [[Kallmann's syndrome]], [[Kleinfelter's syndrome]], [[Lack of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone]], [[Laurence-moon-biedl syndrome]], [[Malouf syndrome ]], [[Mandibuloacral dysplasia ]], [[Marinesco-sjogren syndrome ]], [[Noonan's syndrome]], [[Prader-willi syndrome]], [[Prenatal dwarfism ]], [[Richards-rundle syndrome]], [[Schaap-taylor-baraitser syndrome ]], [[Schofer beetz bohl syndrome ]], [[Sengers-hamel-otten syndrome ]], [[Shprintzen-golberg craniosynostosis ]], [[Singh-chhaparwal-dhanda syndrome]], [[Sohval-soffer syndrome ]], [[Spastic paraplegia with kallmann syndrome]], [[Turner's syndrome]], [[Woodhouse sakati syndrome ]] | |||
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| '''Hematologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alpha thalassemia]], [[Anemia]], [[Beta thalassemia ]], [[Chondrodysplasia punctata with steroid sulfatase deficiency ]], [[Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia ]], [[Diamond-blackfan anemia ]], [[Hyperprolactinemia]], [[Insulin-resistance syndrome]], [[Isolated gonadotropin deficiency]], [[Lymphangiectasies ]], [[Lymphoedema ]], [[Malabsorption syndrome]], [[Prolactinoma]], [[Pure red cell aplasia]], [[Sickle cell anemia ]], [[Somatotropin deficiency]], [[Type 1 diabetes ]], [[Type iii glycogen storage disease]] | |||
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| '''Iatrogenic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Iatrogenic]], [[Radiation therapy]], [[X-irradiation]] | |||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Chronic infection]], [[Hypothalamic infection]], [[Infections]], [[Mumps orchitis]], [[Mumps]], [[Persistent major infection]], [[Pituitary gland abscess]], [[Pituitary gland cyst]], [[Pituitary gland infection]], [[Tuberculosis]] | |||
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| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Ataxia]], [[Cystic fibrosis]], [[Fibromatosis multiple non ossifying ]], [[Metaphyseal undermodeling]], [[Myopathy ]], [[Spinocerebellar ataxia ]] | |||
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| '''Neurologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Biemond syndrome type 2 ]], [[Bosma-henkin-christiansen syndrome ]], [[Cantu sanchez-corona fragoso syndrome ]], [[Central nervous system tumours]], [[Craniopharyngioma]], [[Deafness neurosensory]], [[Familial dysautonomia ]], [[Froelich's syndrome ]], [[Hall-riggs mental retardation syndrome]], [[Hersh-podruch-weisskopk syndrome]], [[Meningioma]], [[Mental retardation]], [[Microcephaly ]], [[William's syndrome ]] | |||
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| '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Celiac disease]], [[Celiac sprue]], [[Chronic metabolic disorder]], [[Collagenous celiac disease ]], [[Fabry disease]], [[Insulin-resistance syndrome]], [[Kwashiorkor ]], [[Malabsorption syndrome]], [[Malnutrition]], [[Niemann-pick disease ]], [[Type 1 diabetes ]], [[Zinc deficiency ]] | |||
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| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Autoimmune ovarian failure ]], [[Female reproductive toxicity ]], [[Intrauterine growth retardation]], [[Müllerian agenesis]], [[Ovarian cysts]], [[Ovarian dysgenesis]], [[Ovarian torsion]], [[Prenatal dwarfism ]], [[Serious ovarian infection]], [[Serious testicular infection]], [[Ulnar-mammary syndrome of pallister]] | |||
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| '''Oncologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Chemotherapy]], [[Germinoma]], [[Glioma]], [[Malignancy]], [[Masculinizing tumor of ovary]], [[Meningioma]], [[Optic chiasma glioma]], [[Pituitary adenoma]], [[Pituitary gland tumor]], [[Prolactinoma]] | |||
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| '''Ophthalmologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anophthalmia ]], [[Optic chiasma glioma]], [[Pterygia ]], [[Resistant ovary syndrome]], [[Retinitis pigmentosa]] | |||
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| '''Overdose/Toxicity''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Female reproductive toxicity ]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Psychiatric''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anorexia nervosa]], [[Bulimia nervosa]], [[Serious emotional stress]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Pulmonary''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Tuberculosis]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Chronic renal failure]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Autoimmune disease]], [[Autoimmune ovarian failure ]], [[Autoimmune thyroid disease ]], [[Connective-tissue diseases]], [[Cystic fibrosis]], [[Fibromatosis multiple non ossifying ]], [[Gluten enteropathy]], [[Granulomas]], [[Juvenile arthritis]], [[Refractory celiac disease ]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Sexual''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Trauma''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Castration]], [[Excessive exercise]], [[Head trauma]], [[Heavy physical excercise]], [[Pituitary gland damage]], [[Trauma]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Urologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Adiposogenital dystrophy]], [[Anorchism]], [[Castration]], [[Cataract deafness hypogonadism ]], [[Frasier syndrome]], [[Germinoma]], [[Gonadal dysgenesis epibulbar dermoid]], [[Gonadotropin deficiency]], [[Ichthyosis male hypogonadism ]], [[Mixed gonadal dysgenesis]], [[Primary gonadal failure]], [[Pure dysgenesis]], [[Torsion of the testis]], [[Undescended testes]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |||
| '''Miscellaneous''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Chronic illness]] | |||
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | |||
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*[[Addison's disease]] | |||
*[[Adiposogenital dystrophy]] | |||
*[[Adrenal failure]] | |||
*[[Adrenal hypoplasia congenital]] | |||
*[[Alopecia]] | |||
*[[Alpha thalassemia]] | |||
*[[Anabolic steroids]] | |||
*[[Anemia]] | |||
*[[Anophthalmia ]] | |||
*[[Anorchism]] | |||
*[[Anorexia nervosa]] | |||
*[[Ataxia]] | |||
*[[Autoimmune disease]] | |||
*[[Autoimmune ovarian failure ]] | |||
*[[Autoimmune thyroid disease ]] | |||
*[[Bangstad syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Bassoe syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Beta thalassemia ]] | |||
*[[Biedl-bardet syndrome]] | |||
*[[Biemond syndrome type 2 ]] | |||
*[[Bird-headed dwarfism ]] | |||
*[[Bosma-henkin-christiansen syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Bulimia nervosa]] | |||
*[[Bullous dystrophy]] | |||
*[[Camurat-engelmann disease]] | |||
*[[Cantu sanchez-corona fragoso syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Cardiac conditions]] | |||
*[[Castration]] | |||
*[[Cataract deafness hypogonadism ]] | |||
*[[Celiac disease]] | |||
*[[Celiac sprue]] | |||
*[[Central nervous system tumours]] | |||
*[[Chemotherapy]] | |||
*[[Chondrodysplasia punctata with steroid sulfatase deficiency ]] | |||
*[[Chromophobe adenoma]] | |||
*[[Chromosome 13 ring syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Chromosome 14 uniparental disomy syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p2]] | |||
*[[Chromosome 9, trisomy 9p ]] | |||
*[[Chronic illness]] | |||
*[[Chronic infection]] | |||
*[[Chronic metabolic disorder]] | |||
*[[Chronic renal failure]] | |||
*[[Cockayne syndrome type 1]] | |||
*[[Cohen syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Collagenous celiac disease ]] | |||
*[[Combined pituitary hormone deficiency]] | |||
*[[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] | |||
*[[Congenital hypopituitarism]] | |||
*[[Congenital hypothyroidism ]] | |||
*[[Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia ]] | |||
*[[Connective-tissue diseases]] | |||
*[[Constitutional delay ]] | |||
*[[Crandall syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Craniopharyngioma]] | |||
*[[Crohn's disease]] | |||
*[[Cushing syndrome]] | |||
*[[Cyanotic congenital heart disease]] | |||
*[[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
*[[Cytotoxic drugs]] | |||
*[[Deafness neurosensory]] | |||
*[[Diamond-blackfan anemia ]] | |||
*[[Ectodermal dysplasia]] | |||
*[[Eunuchoidism familial]] | |||
*[[Excess thyroid hormone consumption]] | |||
*[[Excessive exercise]] | |||
*[[Fabry disease]] | |||
*[[Familial dysautonomia ]] | |||
*[[Female reproductive toxicity ]] | |||
*[[Fibromatosis multiple non ossifying ]] | |||
*[[Fleisher syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Forbes disease ]] | |||
*[[Frasier syndrome]] | |||
*[[Froelich's syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Fshb mutation]] | |||
*[[Germinoma]] | |||
*[[Glioma]] | |||
*[[Gluten enteropathy]] | |||
*[[Glycogen debranching deficiency ]] | |||
*[[Gonadal dysgenesis epibulbar dermoid]] | |||
*[[Gonadotropin deficiency]] | |||
*[[Granulomas]] | |||
*[[Growth hormone deficiency]] | |||
*[[Hall-riggs mental retardation syndrome]] | |||
*[[Haspeslagh fryns muelenaere syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Head trauma]] | |||
*[[Heavy physical excercise]] | |||
*[[Hersh-podruch-weisskopk syndrome]] | |||
*[[Hydrocephalus obesity hypogonadism ]] | |||
*[[Hyperprolactinemia]] | |||
*[[Hyperthyroidism]] | |||
*[[Hypogonadism]] | |||
*[[Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism]] | |||
*[[Hypopituitarism]] | |||
*[[Hypothalamic cyst]] | |||
*[[Hypothalamic damage]] | |||
*[[Hypothalamic dysfunction ]] | |||
*[[Hypothalamic infection]] | |||
*[[Hypothalamus disease]] | |||
*[[Hypothyroidism]] | |||
*[[Iatrogenic]] | |||
*[[Ichthyosis male hypogonadism ]] | |||
*[[Image syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Infantile hypothyroidism ]] | |||
*[[Infections]] | |||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | |||
*[[Insulin-resistance syndrome]] | |||
*[[Intrauterine growth retardation]] | |||
*[[Isolated gonadotropin deficiency]] | |||
*[[Juvenile arthritis]] | |||
*[[Kallmann's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Kleinfelter's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Kwashiorkor ]] | |||
*[[Lack of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone]] | |||
*[[Laron pituitary dwarfism ]] | |||
*[[Laron syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Laurence-moon-biedl syndrome]] | |||
*[[Low body weight]] | |||
*[[Luteinizing hormone deficiency]] | |||
*[[Lymphangiectasies ]] | |||
*[[Lymphoedema ]] | |||
*[[Lyndi's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Malabsorption syndrome]] | |||
*[[Malignancy]] | |||
*[[Malnutrition]] | |||
*[[Malouf syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Mandibuloacral dysplasia ]] | |||
*[[Marinesco-sjogren syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Masculinizing tumor of ovary]] | |||
*[[Meningioma]] | |||
*[[Mental retardation]] | |||
*[[Metaphyseal undermodeling]] | |||
*[[Microcephaly ]] | |||
*[[Mixed gonadal dysgenesis]] | |||
*[[Müllerian agenesis]] | |||
*[[Multiple tropic hormone deficiency]] | |||
*[[Mumps]] | |||
*[[Mumps orchitis]] | |||
*[[Myopathy ]] | |||
*[[Neuroectodermal endocrine syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Niemann-pick disease ]] | |||
*[[Noonan's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Optic chiasma glioma]] | |||
*[[Ovarian cysts]] | |||
*[[Ovarian dysgenesis]] | |||
*[[Ovarian torsion]] | |||
*[[Panhypopituitarism ]] | |||
*[[Persistent major infection]] | |||
*[[Pituitary adenoma]] | |||
*[[Pituitary gland abscess]] | |||
*[[Pituitary gland cyst]] | |||
*[[Pituitary gland damage]] | |||
*[[Pituitary gland infection]] | |||
*[[Pituitary gland tumor]] | |||
*[[Prader-willi syndrome]] | |||
*[[Prenatal dwarfism ]] | |||
*[[Primary gonadal failure]] | |||
*[[Prolactinoma]] | |||
*[[Pterygia ]] | |||
*[[Pure dysgenesis]] | |||
*[[Pure red cell aplasia]] | |||
*[[Radiation therapy]] | |||
*[[Refractory celiac disease ]] | |||
*[[Resistant ovary syndrome]] | |||
*[[Retinitis pigmentosa]] | |||
*[[Richards-rundle syndrome]] | |||
*[[Salti-salem syndrome]] | |||
*[[Schaap-taylor-baraitser syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Schofer beetz bohl syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Sengers-hamel-otten syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Serious emotional stress]] | |||
*[[Serious ovarian infection]] | |||
*[[Serious testicular infection]] | |||
*[[Shprintzen-golberg craniosynostosis ]] | |||
*[[Sickle cell anemia ]] | |||
*[[Singh-chhaparwal-dhanda syndrome]] | |||
*[[Sohval-soffer syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Somatotropin deficiency]] | |||
*[[Spastic paraplegia with kallmann syndrome]] | |||
*[[Spinocerebellar ataxia ]] | |||
*[[Thyroid agenesis ]] | |||
*[[Torsion of the testis]] | |||
*[[Trauma]] | |||
*[[Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Tuberculosis]] | |||
*[[Turner's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Type 1 diabetes ]] | |||
*[[Type iii glycogen storage disease]] | |||
*[[Ulnar-mammary syndrome of pallister]] | |||
*[[Underactive thyroid gland]] | |||
*[[Undescended testes]] | |||
*[[Vascular lesions]] | |||
*[[William's syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Woodhouse sakati syndrome ]] | |||
*[[X-irradiation]] | |||
*[[Zinc deficiency ]] | |||
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Overview
Delayed onset of puberty is considered 14 years old in girls and 15 years old in boys. Most frequently, the delay is due to a constitutional, non-pathologic delay in growth and puberty.
Causes
Common Causes[1] [2]
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Cardiac conditions
- Celiac Sprue
- Chronic infection
- Chronic metabolic disorder
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Cushing syndrome
- Heavy physical excercise
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Iatrogenic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Kallmann's Syndrome
- Kleinfelter's syndrome (Boys)
- Malignancy
- Malnutrition
- Multiple tropic hormone deficiency
- Noonan's Syndrome
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Somatotropin deficiency
- Turner's syndrome