Constitutional Growth Delay
CGD
📋Overview
Constitutional Growth Delay (CGD) is a common cause of short stature and delayed puberty characterized by a temporary delay in skeletal growth and physical development. It is considered a variant of normal growth where children grow at a slower rate but eventually reach normal adult height and sexual maturity. CGD is also known as constitutional delay of growth and puberty and is distinct from pathological causes of growth failure.
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