A Case Report of Failure to Thrive Caused by Parental Intellectual Disability: The Invisible Population

Author: Atirah Az-Zahrah ABU BAKAR ¹ ; Azidah Abdul KADIR ; Nursuhaila IDRIS
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1. Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
Publication Type:Case Report
From:Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2021;42(5):403-406
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: This case illustrates the medical complication of a child that arose as a consequence of parents with intellectual disabilities in a primary care setting. A 9-month-old girl presented with multiple admissions because of recurrent pneumonia and was later diagnosed with failure to thrive based on child neglect resulting from the parents’ disabilities. This exemplifies a failure to thrive case with a complex and undiagnosed psychosocial background that required interdepartmental involvement to mitigate the health problem.