What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primer
Children with skeletal dysplasia are frequently referred to pediatric endocrinologists due to short stature. These children may present with disproportionate growth or medical histories that point to a skeletal dysplasia. This primer will discuss when to be concerned about skeletal dysplasia, the in...
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| description | Children with skeletal dysplasia are frequently referred to pediatric endocrinologists due to short stature. These children may present with disproportionate growth or medical histories that point to a skeletal dysplasia. This primer will discuss when to be concerned about skeletal dysplasia, the initial steps in evaluation for a skeletal dysplasia, and new therapies that are either recently approved or in development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-871158832a2a476197095159e06f97862023-08-22T10:19:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-08-011110.3389/fped.2023.12296661229666What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primerJanet M. Legare0Donald Basel1Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicineand Public Health, Madison, WI, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical Collegeof Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesChildren with skeletal dysplasia are frequently referred to pediatric endocrinologists due to short stature. These children may present with disproportionate growth or medical histories that point to a skeletal dysplasia. This primer will discuss when to be concerned about skeletal dysplasia, the initial steps in evaluation for a skeletal dysplasia, and new therapies that are either recently approved or in development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1229666/fullskeletal dysplasiaachondroplasiashort staturehypochondroplasiahypophosphatasiaosteogenesis imperfecta |
| spellingShingle | Janet M. Legare Donald Basel What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primer Frontiers in Pediatrics skeletal dysplasia achondroplasia short stature hypochondroplasia hypophosphatasia osteogenesis imperfecta |
| title | What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primer |
| title_full | What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primer |
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| title_short | What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primer |
| title_sort | what the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia a primer |
| topic | skeletal dysplasia achondroplasia short stature hypochondroplasia hypophosphatasia osteogenesis imperfecta |
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