PMC5682564_01
Physical examination. Abnormally low short stature, 134 cm (-14 SDS below 3rd percentile for age).
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Physical examination revealed a 14-year-old male with an apparent age under the chronological one, a stature of 134 cm (-14 SDS below 3rd percentile for age), and a weight of 25.3 kg (-13 SDS below 3rd percentile for age): see Fig. 1 which displays symmetric and well-developed limbs.
Age-height growth curve. (A) For the first 35 months of age, and (B) from 3 to 12 years of age. Points in the graph represent the patient's height at the indicated age in the context of the normal growth, represented by percentile (percentile 3 to percentile 97) lines.
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Throughout his childhood, he presented short stature, referring to always being the shortest in his classroom, with growth curves uniformly below the third percentile (Fig. 2).
PMC5682564_02
Physical examination. Abnormally low short stature, 134 cm (-14 SDS below 3rd percentile for age).
edmcr-2017-170126-g001.jpg
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fig1
Physical examination revealed a 14-year-old male with an apparent age under the chronological one, a stature of 134 cm (-14 SDS below 3rd percentile for age), and a weight of 25.3 kg (-13 SDS below 3rd percentile for age): see Fig. 1 which displays symmetric and well-developed limbs.