Disorders of Growth and Development: Diagnosis and Treatment
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Although a height >2SD below the mean for age and gender is used to define short stature, evaluation of short children based on this criteria yields organic etiology only in 14 % of these children. However, when a height SD <−3 is considered for the evaluation of short stature, the proportion of children with organic causes increases to 58 %. Nevertheless, children with height between −2SD and −3SD need careful monitoring for growth velocity, and if they show faltering, they need further evaluation.
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