Constitutional growth delay

Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no physical abnormalities causing the delay. Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic). Typically at some point during childhood, growth slows down, eventually resuming at a normal rate. CDGP is the most common cause of short stature and delayed puberty.

Synonyms

• Constitutional Delay of Growth and Adolescence (CDGA)
• Constitutional Growth Delay (CGD)

See also

• Idiopathic short stature
• Failure to thrive