儿童矮身材中西医治疗近况

Treatment of short stature in children with traditional Chinese and Western medicine

矮身材是儿童常见的问题,引起身材矮小的原因复杂,可因先天遗传引起,也可因宫内原因或出生后发病引起。原发或继发内分泌障碍等疾病均可引起垂体暂时或永久性器质或功能病变,以致生长激素-胰岛素样生长因子、性激素、甲状腺素以及其他相关生长因子的分泌及结合障碍而导致身材矮小。笔者综述中西医治疗儿童矮身材的研究进展,以便了解矮身材的治疗近况。

Short stature is a common problem in children.The causes of short stature are complex,which can be caused by congenital heredity,intrauterine or postnatal diseases.Primary or secondary endocrine disorders and other diseases can cause temporary or permanent organic or functional lesions of the pituitary gland,resulting in the secretion and binding disorders of growth hormone insulin-like growth factor,sex hormone,thyroxine and other related growth factors,resulting in short stature.This paper reviews the progress of Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of children with short stature in order to understand the recent situation of short stature treatment.