Best Doctors for Failure To Thrive Treatment in Serilingampally, Hyderabad

Failure to Thrive also called as flattering growth or weight flattering refers to a condition when the child shows insufficient physical growth with respect to their age and gender. Infants or children diagnosed with failure to thrive show significantly shorter or smaller growth, lack pubertal changes, and decreased mental and social skills when compared to other children of the same age. This condition is caused by various reasons including chromosomal abnormalities, metabolic disorders, neurological conditions, cardiovascular conditions, gastrointestinal issues causing malabsorption and emotional deprivation. Treatment for this condition depends on the cause of the delayed growth.