A clinical case of a patient with idiopathic familial short stature
https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2026-17-2-59-63
Abstract
Height is one of the important indicators of a person’s physical health and psychosocial living conditions. The factors determining the final growth of a person include the effects of growth hormone, as the main stimulator of linear growth, as well as sex hormones, which determine the timing of the cessation of the growth effect. It should be borne in mind that there is such a disease as stunting, which is associated with a deficiency of growth hormone. In medicine, many causes of this pathology have been studied, but it is not uncommon for the cause of stunting to be determined, and such stunting is called idiopathic. The importance of following modern diagnostic algorithms, as well as timely detection of complications of stunting, determine the further management of such patients and improve their quality of life. Using the example of a clinical case, an algorithm for the differential diagnosis of idiopathic familial stunting is demonstrated, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach is emphasized.
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N. I. Volkova
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Natalia I. Volkova, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 3
Rostov-on-Don
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Volkova N.I. is the Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal «Medical Herald of the South of Russia». The article has passed the review procedure accepted in the Journal by independent experts. The authors did not declare any other conflicts of interest.
I. Yu. Davidenko
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Ilya Yu. Davidenko, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 3
Rostov-on-Don
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Volkova N.I. is the Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal «Medical Herald of the South of Russia». The article has passed the review procedure accepted in the Journal by independent experts. The authors did not declare any other conflicts of interest.
E. V. Voronina
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Elizaveta V. Voronina, Assistant of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 3
Rostov-on-Don
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Volkova N.I. is the Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal «Medical Herald of the South of Russia». The article has passed the review procedure accepted in the Journal by independent experts. The authors did not declare any other conflicts of interest.
V. E. Shpakova
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Varvara E. Shpakova, Resident of the Department of Internal Diseases No. 3
Rostov-on-Don
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Volkova N.I. is the Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal «Medical Herald of the South of Russia». The article has passed the review procedure accepted in the Journal by independent experts. The authors did not declare any other conflicts of interest.
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Volkova N.I., Davidenko I.Yu., Voronina E.V., Shpakova V.E. A clinical case of a patient with idiopathic familial short stature. Medical Herald of the South of Russia. 2026;17(2):59-63. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2026-17-2-59-63
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