Name the causes of retarded skeletal maturity.
Name the causes of retarded skeletal maturity.
Endocrine causes
Hypothyroidism (most extreme) Adrenal cortical insufïiciency (Addison's disease)
Adrenal cortical hyperactivity (Cushing' syndrome)
Exogenous steroids
Hypogonadism
Panhypopituitarism
Hyperpituitarism
Growth hormone deïciency
Chromosomal causes
Trisomy 18
Trisomy 21
Tuner’s syndrome (XO) Klinefelter’s syndrome (XXY, XXXXY)
Other causes
Malnutrition
Chronic disease
CHD
Maternal deprivation
Constitutional delay