Dwarfism

Introduction: Dwarfism

Dwarfism: Short stature. There are several types of dwarfism: acromelic (short hand and foot bones), mesomelic (short forearm and lower leg bones) and rhizomelic (short upper arm and leg bones). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dwarfism is available below.

Symptoms of Dwarfism

• Poor growth
• Failure to thrive
• Short stature
• Short bones
• Short arms

See full list of 16 symptoms of Dwarfism

Medical Textbooks Online about Dwarfism

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Dwarfism?

• Misdiagnosis of Dwarfism
• Underlying causes of Dwarfism (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Dwarfism

• Achondroplasia
• Malnutrition
• Diseases causing malnutrition
• Malabsorption
• Cystic fibrosis

See full list of 13 causes of Dwarfism

More information about causes of Dwarfism:

• Underlying causes of Dwarfism
• Dwarfism as a complication caused by other conditions
• Dwarfism as a symptom

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Prognosis for Dwarfism

Prognosis for Dwarfism: Usually normal life expectancy

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Reseach about Dwarfism

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Clinical Trials for Dwarfism

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Dwarfism include:

• Issues Surrounding Prenatal Genetic Testing for Achondroplasia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of Skeletal Disorders and Short Stature - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Cool.Click Adolescent Transition Study: Study of Saizen in Subjects With Childhood-Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Saizen®
• National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS) of Optimal Nutropin AQ and Nutropin Dosing in Pubertal Growth Hormone-Deficient (GHD) Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in Adolescents With Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 44 Clinical Trials for Dwarfism

Types of Dwarfism

• Achondroplasia - a genetic type of dwarfism

Read more about Types of Dwarfism

Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Dwarfism

• Icon Health Sourcebook for Dwarfism

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Definitions of Dwarfism:

A genetic abnormality resulting in short stature - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Dwarfism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Dwarfism, or a subtype of Dwarfism, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)