Furlano Raoul I, Sidler Marc A, Köhler Henrik
Pädiatrische Gastroenterologie und Ernährung, Universitäts Kinderspital beider Basel UKBB, Basel.
Ther Umsch. 2013 Nov;70(11):681-6. doi: 10.1024/0040-5930/a000464.
Failure to thrive is a state of malnutrition in a child due to inadequate caloric intake, inadequate caloric absorption, or excessive caloric expenditure. This all can lead to underweight and retarded growing, but also to a possible impairment of the immune system, as well as an impairment of the psychomotoric and cognitive development of a child. The aim of this article is to offer sound knowledge to the practising physician about definition, prevalence, etiology, diagnostic evaluation and therapy of failure to thrive.
发育迟缓是儿童因热量摄入不足、热量吸收不足或热量消耗过多而导致的一种营养不良状态。所有这些情况都可能导致体重不足和生长发育迟缓，还可能损害免疫系统，以及影响儿童的精神运动和认知发育。本文旨在为执业医师提供关于发育迟缓的定义、患病率、病因、诊断评估和治疗的可靠知识。
