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Failure to thrive in infant

MedGen UID:
854481
•Concept ID:
C3887638
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Infant Failure to Thrive
SNOMED CT: Failure to thrive in infant (433476000)

Definition

A clinical finding indicating less than normal growth in infancy. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFailure to thrive in infant

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Emergency department management of patients with failure to thrive.
Calleo V, Surujdeo R, Thabet A
Pediatr Emerg Med Pract 2020 Mar 2;17(3):1-12. PMID: 32115935
Prader-Willi Syndrome - Clinical Genetics, Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches: An Update.
Butler MG, Miller JL, Forster JL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2019;15(4):207-244. doi: 10.2174/1573396315666190716120925. PMID: 31333129Free PMC Article
X-linked hypophosphatemia: Management and treatment prospects.
Lambert AS, Zhukouskaya V, Rothenbuhler A, Linglart A
Joint Bone Spine 2019 Nov;86(6):731-738. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2019.01.012. PMID: 30711691

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Failure to thrive in infant and toddlers: a practical flowchart-based approach in a hospital setting.
Franceschi R, Rizzardi C, Maines E, Liguori A, Soffiati M, Tornese G
Ital J Pediatr 2021 Mar 10;47(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01017-4. PMID: 33691756Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Failure to thrive in infant and toddlers: a practical flowchart-based approach in a hospital setting.
Franceschi R, Rizzardi C, Maines E, Liguori A, Soffiati M, Tornese G
Ital J Pediatr 2021 Mar 10;47(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01017-4. PMID: 33691756Free PMC Article
Multiple Enlarging Masses and Failure to Thrive in Infant With Sickle Cell Trait.
Jabbour AJ, Warrier R, Kretschmar P
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2021 Feb;60(2):131-133. Epub 2020 Nov 9 doi: 10.1177/0009922820972201. PMID: 33167686
Severe failure to thrive in infant.
Allapathi D, Alvarez D, Dave-Sharma S, Prosper G, Sharma J
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2008 Sep;47(7):698-700. Epub 2008 Jun 6 doi: 10.1177/0009922808318345. PMID: 18539871

Clinical prediction guides

Failure to thrive in infant and toddlers: a practical flowchart-based approach in a hospital setting.
Franceschi R, Rizzardi C, Maines E, Liguori A, Soffiati M, Tornese G
Ital J Pediatr 2021 Mar 10;47(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01017-4. PMID: 33691756Free PMC Article

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