Patient's question:
Child of a friend, no abnormal body shape, but not known for height. Not only is he shorter than his peers, but also shorter than children a few years younger. He is quite tense, so he went to the hospital. The final diagnosis was dwarfism. Is there a generational inheritance relationship between children with dwarfism and their parents?Doctor's answer:
Children with dwarfism have a uniform appearance of short stature but grow slowly, with the most common condition being growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Other causes of dwarfism include environmental and psychological factors, Turner syndrome caused by chromosomal inflammation, and dwarfism induced by chronic diseases such as malnutrition, chronic kidney disease, congenital heart disease, chronic asthma, etc. Therefore, this condition is not congenital.