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Marine Delagrange1, Thomas Édouard1

  • 1Unité d'endocrinologie, obésité, maladies osseuses, génétique et gynécologie médicale, Hôpital des enfants, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 330 avenue de Grande-Bretagne, TSA 70034, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.

Soins. Pediatrie, Puericulture
|August 22, 2022
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Monitoring a child

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric endocrinology
  • Growth and development
  • Clinical diagnostics

Background:

  • Pediatric follow-up requires assessing weight and height development.
  • Growth retardation can indicate underlying chronic disease.
  • Early diagnosis and management are crucial for minimizing impact on statural growth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the importance of monitoring growth curves in pediatric care.
  • To highlight the diagnostic value of weight-to-height ratio evolution.
  • To underscore the need for investigating growth retardation as a potential symptom of chronic illness.

Main Methods:

  • Reconstruction of growth curves on health records.
  • Analysis of weight and height development trends.
  • Evaluation of the weight-to-height ratio over time.

Main Results:

  • Growth curves provide essential insight into a child's growth kinetics.
  • The evolution of the weight-to-height ratio is a key diagnostic indicator.
  • Investigating growth retardation aids in identifying underlying chronic diseases.

Conclusions:

  • Regular assessment of weight and height is vital in pediatric follow-up.
  • Growth retardation necessitates thorough investigation for potential chronic diseases.
  • Utilizing growth curves and weight-to-height ratio analysis supports accurate diagnosis and management.

Keywords:
Turner syndromeconstitutional bone diseasecroissancedéficit en hormone de croissancegrowthgrowth hormone deficiencyhypercorticismhypercorticismehypothyroidismhypothyroïdiemaladie osseuse constitutionnellepubertal delayretard pubertaireretard staturalstuntingsyndrome de Turner

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