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What is pituitary dwarfism?
What is pituitary dwarfism?
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The hyposecretion of Growth Hormone (GH) in children is called dwarfism and the children affected are called ‘midgets’.
It is characterized by retardation of physical growth.
There is delayed development of bones, dentition and sexual maturity.
But, the patient has normal mental status.
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