Patient's question:
If the height of a child is less than the average height minus two standard deviations based on age, then the child is considered short. What should be done?Doctor's answer:
Child dwarfism refers to a height below the average height minus two standard deviations for age. If the height falls below this level, it is considered that the child may have dwarfism. However, dwarfism should also be evaluated based on the child's growth rate. If the recent growth rate is good, it may be due to some nutritional, health, or other factors that have recently affected the child's height growth. If the growth rate is also slow, the specific cause should be identified. Common causes include dysfunction of other organs and endocrine abnormalities. The most common causes are abnormal nutritional status in children, kidney problems, liver problems, and growth hormone deficiency, among others. Different solutions should be adopted based on different causes.