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What is cretinism ?
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Cretinism is a condition produced due to hypothyroidism since birth due to partial or complete failure of thyroid gland (commonly it is...
What are the cardinal features of achondroplasia ?
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Dwarfism in achondroplasia is due to decrease in the proliferation of cartilage present in growth plate.This is an autosomal dominant d...
What is pseudohypoparathyroidism ?
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a condition with increased secretion of parathormone (PTH) is there but due to end organ resistance, there i...
How will you differentiate dwarfism by body ratio?
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Based on upper and lower segment ratio dwarfism is classified as follows Upper segment = Lower segment is seen in Hereditary. Constit...
Dwarfism and its causes
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Dwarfism is defined as marked permanent shortness of stature, with predicted adult height of the person less than 4 standard deviations fr...
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