Non-Organic Failure to Thrive (NOFTT) is a condition in infants and young children characterized by inadequate growth and development, not caused by any underlying medical or organic issues. Instead, it results from a complex interplay of environmental, psychosocial, and nutritional factors that impede normal growth.
Cerebral palsy is a complex and non-progressive neurological disorder that affects movement, muscle coordination, and posture. It is caused by brain damage or abnormalities during early development, often before or shortly after birth.
Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body lacks sufficient iron to produce an adequate amount of hemoglobin, the protein responsible for carrying oxygen in red blood cells. Iron deficiency anemia can lead to fatigue, weakness, pale skin, and other symptoms that affect the individual’s daily functioning and overall quality of life.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is the most common chronic rheumatologic disease in children and is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood.
The term thalassemia is applied to a variety of inherited blood disorders characterized by deficiencies in the rate of production of specific globin chains in hemoglobin.
Osteogenesis imperfecta is characterized by bones that break easily often from little or no apparent cause.
A fracture is a complete or incomplete disruption in the continuity of the bone structure and is defined according to its type and extent.
Antiarthritic agents are drugs that are also used to block the inflammatory process. Antiarthritic drugs include gold compounds.
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