بررسي علل كوتاهي قدر در مراجعين 15-7 سال به درمنگاه غدد شهر يزد طي سال هاي 1379-1376

FACTORS INVOLVED IN SHORT STATURE IN 7-15 YEARS PATIENTS IN ENDOCRINE CENTERS IN YAZD

Although,most causes of short stature are non pathologic but if pathological cause is diagnosed, medical treatment will be effective. This study was descriptive and crosssectional. The aim was to study the main cause of short stature in patients aged 7-15years referring to Endocrine centers in Yazd. 125 patients were referred, 25 patients were excluded in this study because of severe malnutrition, Systemic disease . 100 patients including 48 males and 52 females were studied and most of them were in the age group of 13-15 years. 57% of the short stature cases had non pathological causes (33% constitutional and 24% intrinsical, 43% of the short stature cases had pathological causes in cluding 16% GH deficiency, 12% hypothyroidism, 7% turner syndrome, 5% chondrodysplasia, 4% rickets, 3 % hypoparathyroidism the most common cause of short stature in males was constitutional short stature (50%) and in females was Intrinsically (23.1%). The most common causes of short stature were non pathological causes. and between inpathological causes, GH deficiency and hypothyroidism had more effects. Since, mean ages of patients referred to endocrine centers were high (13-15 Years),Therefore delayed of treatment affect on the final height of these patients. So, education of Patients and their parents with short stature has important role in the treatment outcome .