failure to thrive

failure to thrive

A medical term used to describe an infant or young child who has experienced delays in physical growth, for a variety of possible reasons. I'm a bit concerned about little Howie's failure to thrive, so I want you to bring him back the office next week for further examination.
See also: failure, thrive
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • thrive
  • snotnose
  • dikey
  • dykey
  • meamie
  • meamies
  • meemie
  • meemies
  • screamie
  • screamie-meemie
References in periodicals archive
(3.) Block RW, Krebs NE Failure to thrive as a manifestation of child neglect.
What is the clinical workup for failure to thrive?
Possible Indicators of HIV in Children Many illnesses with Mild, non-specific obscure causes symptoms Adenopathy Hepatospleenomegaly Fungal infections past Jaundice at birth infancy Atopic dermatitis Developmental delay or loss of milestones Chronic or recurrent Fever of unknown origin diarrhea Many illnesses with Frequent bacterial obscure causes infections Adenopathy Failure to thrive, poor appetite Fungal infections past Parotitis infancy Atopic dermatitis Thrombocytopenia Chronic or recurrent Adopted with no family diarrhea historical data Table 2.
Pediatric management problems
4/52 cases which presented later in life showed features like failure to thrive, urinary complications and deterioration of renal function in both the kidneys and finally lead to nephrectomy (13).
Clinicopathological spectrum of ureteropelvic obstruction at a tertiary care center Niloufer hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Variables n Gender Male 108 Mean age at fundoplication 3 years Median follow-up 2.4 years (Range: 1 month--17.2 months) Neurologically related diagnoses Hypoxemic-ischemic 51 encephalopathy Seizure disorder 33 Syndromes 33 Cerebral palsy 32 Encephalopathy 11 Congenital malformation 8 Metabolic 6 Traumatic brain injury 3 Respiratory clinical presentation Recurrent episodes of aspiration 127 Mechanical ventilation 65 Chronic cough 54 Gastrointestinal presentation Nasogastric tube-fed 144 Failure to thrive 98 Recurrent vomiting 62 Table 2--Predictors of mortality risk factors.
The outcomes of fundoplication and gastrostomy in neurologically impaired children in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia
Series of congenital vallecular cysts: a rare yet potentially fatal cause of upper airway obstruction and failure to thrive in the newborn.
CASE REPORT
Due to his clinical features including recurrent infection and failure to thrive, we suspected that he might have immunodeficiency or CF.
Early diagnosis of a case of infantile cystic fibrosis and review of literature in Taiwan
Alfie Hall's failure to thrive as a baby prompted mum Sarah-Louise to take action
Nine years on, nobody knows what's wrong
Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis and food protein-induced enteropathy are also non-IgE-mediated food allergies, but they often have subacute to chronic presentations ranging from hemoccult-positive stools in healthy infants to chronic diarrhea causing failure to thrive [1].
Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome Causing Hypovolemic Shock and Methemoglobinemia
At age 26 months, she showed a failure to thrive and dystrophy (weight 9700 grams, below 3rd percentile; length 86 cm, 10-15th percentile).
Long-Term Consequences of Fetal Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist Exposure
Frequency of failure to thrive is significantly high in CCD (82.05%) but patients merely with short stature were more common in NDCD (33.3%).
Spectrum of Celiac disease in Paediatric population: Experience of Tertiary Care Center from Pakistan
Physical examination showed moderate dehydration, failure to thrive (3rd percentile), and diffuse rhonchi on auscultation.
Pseudo-Bartter Syndrome in a Chinese Infant with Cystic Fibrosis Caused by c.532G>A Mutation in CFTR
Our first child with perinatal HIV presented in 1985 at age 4 weeks with failure to thrive, vomiting, diarrhea, and thrush.
A 'game changer' for pediatric HIV
A male one-year old child presenting with failure to thrive was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and had three older siblings (two brothers and a sister).
Quick quiz
They are associated with significant clinical implications, including respiratory distress and failure to thrive. The incidence and classification of these deformities are varied in the otolaryngology literature.
Neonatal nasal septal deviation: Two cases of successful early surgical intervention
They address radiology, head trauma, nonfatal strangulation, bruises and burns, ophthalmic manifestations and oral injuries, thoracoabdominal injuries, poisoning, neglect, abandonment, failure to thrive, sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, medical abuse, the role of law enforcement, interdisciplinary death investigation, DNA, and prevention.
Child Abuse: Quick Reference, 3rd Edition