title: Chronic disease and short stature.
abstract: Careful graphing of the anthropometric measurements of children with chronic disease and short stature should be done to determine height and weight growth velocities. In addition, a detailed history can provide information helpful in determining the expected growth curve. If the chronic disease can be effectively treated (eg, malnutrition, emotional deprivation, celiac disease, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis), a period of rapid "catch-up" growth can be anticipated. The prognosis with regard to adult stature depends on the timing, duration, and severity of the growth-inhibiting influence.
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006128:Growth; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications