Patient's question:
The child has never grown taller and is shorter than their peers by quite a bit. I have started to think it might be due to a lack of nutrition, so I have been giving them enhanced nutrition, but the results are not obvious. I am very worried. How can we confirm if it is dwarfism?Doctor's answer:
Parents should understand the basic growth and development patterns of their children and record their height annually in detail. If your child's growth rate during the developmental period is slower than that of their peers and does not meet normal growth standards, especially if their height is more than two standard deviations below the average height of the normal population or below the second percentile, and if familial intergenerational genetic factors are ruled out, then professional help should be sought, as it may be a case of short stature.