Constitutional growth delay explained

Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no physical abnormalities causing the delay.[1] Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic). Typically at some point during childhood, growth slows down, eventually resuming at a normal rate. CDGP is the most common cause of short stature and delayed puberty.

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  1. Aguilar . Daniela . Castano . Gabriel . Constitutional Growth Delay . StatPearls . StatPearls Publishing . 29 May 2020 . 2020. 30969602 .