PREVENTION,

DETECTION, AND
TREATMENT OF THE
DISEASES OF THE
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
ACTIVITY
Message Relay
 PREVENTION,
DETECTION, AND
TREATMENT OF THE
DISEASES OF THE
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
DWARFISM
Prevention, Detection,
and Treatment of
Diseases of the
Endocrine System
 Dwarfism
• Is a condition of short stature
• The average height of an adult with
dwarfism is 4 feet.
• There are two types of dwarfism:
disproportionate and proportionate
dwarfism
 Dwarfism
• Pituitary dwarfism is characterized by the
body’s insufficient production of growth
hormones.
– Although children may have this kind of
disorder, still they may have normal
intelligence and capabilities.
• This pituitary gland dysfunction may be
congenital or acquired after birth
 Dwarfism
• Acquired pituitary dwarfism can be caused
by a brain tumor, head trauma, disease of a
pituitary gland/hypothalamus, radiation
therapy for certain cancers, or through an
autoimmune condition known as
lymphocytic hypophysitis.
 Dwarfism
• Patients are treated with synthetic growth
hormone given before the child’s growth
plates are fused together. With early
detection and management children with
this malfunction can also reach a normal
height.