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{{SK}} Constitutional delay in growth and puberty; CDGP; constitutional short stature | {{SK}} Constitutional delay in growth and puberty; CDGP; constitutional short stature; idiopathic growth delay; physiologic delayed puberty; physiologic delayed puberty; sporadic short stature; constitutional delay in growth and adolescence; delayed growth; CGD | ||
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Revision as of 15:44, 25 April 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Constitutional delay in growth and puberty; CDGP; constitutional short stature; idiopathic growth delay; physiologic delayed puberty; physiologic delayed puberty; sporadic short stature; constitutional delay in growth and adolescence; delayed growth; CGD
Overview
Constitutional growth delay is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no other physical abnormalities causing the delay. Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic). Typically at some point during childhood growth slows down, eventually resuming at a normal rate. CGD is the most common cause of short stature and delayed puberty.
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