Constitutional growth delay

Constitutional growth delay (CGD) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no other physical abnormalities causing the delay. Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic). Typically at some point during childhood growth slows down, eventually resuming at a normal rate. CGD is the most common cause of short stature and delayed puberty.

Synonyms

 * Constitutional Delay in Growth and Puberty (CDGP)
 * Constitutional Short Stature (CSS)
 * Idiopathic Growth Delay (IGD)
 * Physiologic Delayed Puberty
 * Sporadic Short Stature
 * Constitutional Delay in Growth and Adolescence (CDGA)
 * Delayed Growth