What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primer

Janet M. Legare; Donald Basel

doi:10.3389/fped.2023.1229666

Frontiers in Pediatrics (Aug 2023)

What the pediatric endocrinologist needs to know about skeletal dysplasia, a primer

Janet M. Legare,
Donald Basel

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Janet M. Legare: Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicineand Public Health, Madison, WI, United States
Donald Basel: Department of Pediatrics, Medical Collegeof Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1229666
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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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.

Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2296-2360 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/pediatrics

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