<prompt> Short stature is seen in a Maternal deprivation syndromeb Hypothyroidismc Bulimiad Paternal smokinge IUGRabcbcdcdeabe  <response>: If the height of the child is below the 3rd percentile or less than 2 S.D. from the mean, he or she is considered to be short stature.Causes of short statureA Proportionate short statureNormal variant - 1 Familial 2 Constitutional delay in growth Prenatal causes - 1 Intrauterine growth retardation IUGR 2 Intrauterine infectionsPosnatal causes - 1 Nutritional dwarfism due to malnutrition 2 Chronic visceral disease 3 Endocrine disorders hypopituitrism, Juvenile DM 4 Psychosocial emotional deprivation, maternal deprivationB Disproportionate short statureWith short limbs - Achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, chondroectodermal dysplasia, deformities due to rickets and osteogenesis imperfecta, hypothyroidism.With short trunk: Spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia, mucopolysaccharidosis, mucolipidosis, caries spine, hemivertebrae. 