Title of article :
Evaluation and Treatment of Growth Failure in Children with CKD- Letter to the editor
Author/Authors :
Naghshizadian, Rama Department of Pediatrics - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences - Sanandaj, Iran , Rouhani, Farzaneh Department of pediatric and endocrinology - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Hooman, Nakysa Ali-asghar Children Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Almost one third of postnatal growth is achieved by the end of the first two years of life [1]. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) prevents normal growth in children [2]. Growth impairment may occur in all stages of renal disease from the initial phase to renal failure [1].
Growth retardation in these children occurs due to several factors including: malnutrition, metabolic acidosis, renal osteodystrophy, and abnormalities of the growth hormone (GH) - insulin-like-growth factor (IGF) hormonal axis
Keywords :
Evaluation , Treatment , Growth Failure , Children with CKD , Letter to the editor
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
