juanita hernandez is an 18-month-old hispanic, the younger of two children. juanita was at the 25th percentile for height and weight at birth, but both measurements fell to just below the 5th percentile during her first year. for the last 6 months however, her rate of growth has been normal and her height and weight curves lie parallel to just below the 5th percentile. juanita appears quite sma...

background and objective: failure to thrive (ftt) is a sign that describes a particular problem rather than a diagnosis and explain growth failure or more advanced failure to gain weight appropriately. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and type of chromosomal abnormalities in patients presented with ftt. materials and method: one hundred ftt cases with clinical impression o...

cystic fibrosis (cf) is an autosomal recessive disease, which affects many organs as it impairs chloride channel. this study was performed to evaluate growth status and its relationship with some laboratory indices such as cholesterol (chol), triglyceride (tg), albumin and total protein in children with cf referred to pediatrics center. this study was designed as a cross-sectional study in one ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (pha1) is a rare congenital disease of mineralocorticoid resistance which characterized by neonatal renal salt wasting, vomiting, dehydration and failure to thrive. the clinical presentation of the disease represented mostly during neonatal period with a wide spectrum of symptoms...

background: this study aimes to evaluate the failure to thrive (ftt) recurrent event over time. methods: this longitudinal study was conducted during february 2007 to july 2009. the primary outcome was growth failure. the analysis was done using 1283 children who had experienced ftt several times, based on recurrent events analysis. results: fifty-nine percent of the children had experienced th...

abetalipoproteinemia (abl) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene (mttp). abl is characterized by lack of lipids and apolipoprotein b (apob) in plasma, fat malabsorption and various clinical manifestations. we describe a 12-month-old infant boy, born from consanguineous parents and presented with diarrhea, steatorrhea...

background non-organic failure to thrive (nftt) is the most common cause of failure to thrive (ftt) which is attributed to inadequate nutrition due to economic factors or parental neglect. nftt can lead to a vicious cycle of poor and inadequate eating and severity of anemia. the aim of this study was to determine the hematological indices in children with nftt. materials and methods in a cross ...

failure to thrive (ftt) is a perplexing disorder commonly seen by primary care physicians. identification of ftt and an assessment of severity of the undernutrition are important to identify children at risk, and to provide appropriate intervention for preventing malnutrition and developing sequela. one of different anthropometric methods for categorizing undernutrition in childhood is waterlow...

  Background and Objective: Failure to thrive (FTT) is a sign that describes a particular problem rather than a diagnosis and explain growth failure or more advanced failure to gain weight appropriately. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and type of chromosomal abnormalities in patients presented with FTT. Materials and Method: One hundred FTT cases with clinical impressio...