Clinical approaches to failure to thrive of infants and toddlers: a new paradigm.
10.5124/jkma.2012.55.8.770
- Author:
Jin Bok HWANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. pedgi@kmu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Failure to thrive;
Infant;
Malnutrition;
Short stature;
Feeding and eating disorders in childhood
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System;
Failure to Thrive;
Head;
Humans;
Infant;
Malnutrition
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2012;55(8):770-776
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Failure to thrive (FTT) is a term used to describe growth failure in infants and toddlers. The three categories of FTT are based on anthropometric measurements of weight, length, and head circumference for age. Type 1 FTT is the failure to gain weight due mainly to inadequate nutrition. Type 2 FTT is a clinical condition associated with short stature induced by endocrine or genetic factors. Type 3 FTT results from chromosome anomalies or central nervous system abnormalities. Pediatric endocrinologists may be involved in treating patients with short stature of type 2 FTT. Pediatric gastroenterologists may be interested in patients with malnutrition of type 1 FTT, and pediatric psychologists may play a major roll in treating those with non-organic FTT or feeding disorders. This review introduces a new paradigm of clinical approaches to FTT in infants and toddlers to emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary clinical approaches to FTT.
