Short stature at the University College Hospital Ibadan; Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Twenty four patients (female and male) were evaluated for short stature at the University College Hospital; Ibadan; Nigeria; over a seven years period. The causes of short stature were linked to various diseases. Although comprehensive hormonal data were not available in most of these patients; the clinical descriptive study is the first attempt at reporting some of the causes of short stature in Nigerians