Pediatria pre prax 5/2010

Failure to thrive in infancy

Failure to thrive is a descriptive term for various entities. Failure to thrive is organic, nonorganic or has components of both. The pathophysiology, etiology, growth charts, evaluation, management and outcomne of failure to thrive are discussed here.

Keywords: infancy, failure to thrive, organic, nonorganic and mixed cause.