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Encyclopedia > Primordial dwarfism

Primordial dwarfism is a rare form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body size in all stages of life beginning from before birth. It is the most severe form of the 200 types of dwarfism, and it is estimated that there are only 100 individuals in the world with the disorder,[1] 40 of them in the US. It is unlikely that sufferers of PD will live past 30.[2] but there are primordial dwarfs who live past 30. see dwarf, and for other meanings see Dwarf (disambiguation). ... Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is expelled from the body of its mother. ...

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Diagnosis

Since primordial dwarfism disorders are extremely rare, misdiagnosis is common. Because children with PD do not grow like other children, poor nutrition, a metabolic disorder, or a digestive disorder may be diagnosed initially. The correct diagnosis of PD may not be made until time the child is 5 years old and it becomes apparent that the child has severe dwarfism.


Treatment

What causes primordial dwarfism is not yet known, and there are as yet no effective treatments for the disorder. The lack of normal growth in the disorder is not due to a deficiency of growth hormone, as in hypopituitary dwarfism. Administering growth hormone, therefore, has little or no effect on the growth of the individual with PD.


Types

There are many subtypes of Primordial Dwarfism. Some of these subtypes include:

  1. Seckel syndrome
  2. Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism (MOPD) type I
  3. Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism (MOPD) type II
  4. Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism (MOPD) type III
  5. Meier-Gorlin Syndrome
  6. Russell-Silver syndrome

Silver-Russell dwarfism, also called Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) or Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS) is a growth disorder occurring in approximately 1/75000 births. ...

See also

The syndrome described by Bangstad et al. ...

External links

  • Primordial Dwarfism
  • Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley - The Littlest Angel
  • Gary Parker Photography - World's #1 Dwarfism Photography website
  • ABC Video about Primordial Dwarfism

References

  1. ^ http://tlc.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=55082&gid=0&channel=TLC
  2. ^ As seen on the 2006 TLC/Channel Four program on primordial dwarfism, The Smallest People in the World,

 

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