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Growth Impairment or Stunted
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Growth Impairment or Stunted
Diminished or impaired growth. Stunted growth refers to a reduced growth rate.
Symptom classification
Body areaEntire Body
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
64- Acquired Copper Deficiency
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
- Bartter Syndrome
- Carbohydrate Intolerance
- Celiac Sprue
- Cerebral Palsy Syndromes
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Coarctation of The Aorta
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency
- Congenital Hypophosphatasia
- Congenital Rubella
- Congenital Syphilis
- Congenital Toxoplasmosis
- Cutis Laxa
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndrome
- DiGeorge Syndrome
- Down Syndrome
- Failure To Thrive
- Fanconi Syndrome
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Galactosemia
- Hartnup Disease
- Hirschsprungs Enterocolitis
- Hookworm Infection
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Children
- Hypertension
- Hypoalbuminemia
- Hypopituitarism in Children Causing Short Stature
- Intestinal Lymphangiectasia
- Kwashiorkor
- Malnutrition
- Minimal Change Disease
- Mitral Stenosis
- Neonatal Cholestasis
- Neonatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection
- Nephronophthisis
- Osteochondrodysplasias
- Osteopetrosis
- Osteosclerosis
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Perinatal Tuberculosis
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Progeria
- Protein Energy Malnutrition
- Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
- Reflux Nephropathy
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Rickets
- Schistosomiasis
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Tay Sachs Disease
- Thalassemias
- Transposition of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Trisomy 18
- Type I Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Vitamin A Deficiency
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Vitamin D Toxicity
- Zinc Toxicity