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Child Suffering From Unappropriate Growth For His Age.Is This A Sign Of An Illness?
Hi Doctor. I'm South African and I am fostering a soon-to-be 13 year old boy. Is there anything I can do to safely increase his height (for example: is it safe to give him growth hormones)?
Tue, 7 May 2013
Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
A growth chart will definitely help to identify if he is falling behind in his growth or not.
Was a thyroid profile done or not?
Various other investigations including thyroid profile, growth hormone levels, bone age etc may be required after monitoring his growth.
What is his weight like?
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
A growth chart will definitely help to identify if he is falling behind in his growth or not.
Was a thyroid profile done or not?
Various other investigations including thyroid profile, growth hormone levels, bone age etc may be required after monitoring his growth.
What is his weight like?
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
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