Short stature is seen in –a) Maternal deprivation syndromeb) Hypothyroidismc) Bulimiad) Paternal smokinge) IUGR

If the height of the child is below the 3rd percentile or less than 2 S.D. from the mean, he or she is considered to be short stature. Causes of short stature A) Proportionate short stature Normal variant      - 1) Familial                                 2) Constitutional delay in growth  Prenatal causes   -  1) Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)                                 2) Intrauterine infections Posnatal causes  -  1) Nutritional dwarfism (due to malnutrition)                                 2) Chronic visceral disease                                 3) Endocrine disorders (hypopituitrism, Juvenile DM)                                 4) Psychosocial (emotional deprivation, maternal deprivation) B) Disproportionate short stature With short limbs - Achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, chondroectodermal dysplasia, deformities due to rickets and osteogenesis imperfecta, hypothyroidism. With short trunk: Spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia, mucopolysaccharidosis, mucolipidosis, caries spine, hemivertebrae.