Decrease in Height: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Decrease in Height

Vertebral Compression Fracture

Symptoms of compression fractures may include: Back pain Spinal deformity, such as kyphosis Decrease in height, which can crowd internal organs, decrease muscle mass, and [summitortho.com]

The damaged vertebrae will decrease in height due to the fracture, and must decrease by at least 15% in order to be considered a VCF. [spineina.com]

The von Mises stress significantly decreased between pre-augmentation and post-augmentation in T12 OVCF models of grade 0-3 vertebral heights. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Osteoporosis

Sometimes a collapsed vertebra may cause severe pain, decrease in height, or spinal deformity. [urmc.rochester.edu]

Weakness of the bones Tendency of bones to get fractured easily Pain in the bones Weakness Inability to stand straight Decrease in the height due to decreasing bone density [swastham.com]

Senile Osteoporosis

Clinical Signs and Symptoms [7] Back pain: Episodic, acute low thoracic/high lumbar pain Compression fracture of the spine Bone fractures Decrease in height Kyphosis Dowager [physio-pedia.com]

The vertebral height and vertebral cross-sectional area (CSA) increased, while vertebral trabecular BMD and trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV) decreased from the cervical [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] in height of 2-3 cm after each vertebral compression fracture and progressive kyphosis Patients with hip fractures may demonstrate the following: Limited ROM with end-range [emedicine.medscape.com]

Osteomalacia

Symptoms of osteomalacia include bowing of the legs and a decrease in height. [uofmhealth.org]

Here, we present the case of a 31-year-old man who has been suffering from generalised bone pains and a spine deformity that led to loss of height. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pertinent findings are low serum phosphorus, low vitamin D and decreased bone mineral density. These findings led to a diagnosis of osteomalacia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Osteopenia and Osteoporosis

One reason that your doctor might suspect you have lost bone mass is if your height as decreased, since this typically happens due to tiny fractures developing in the spine [draxe.com]

[…] vertebral fractures, point tenderness over the involved vertebra Thoracic kyphosis with an exaggerated cervical lordosis (dowager hump) Subsequent loss of lumbar lordosis A decrease [emedicine.medscape.com]

Pfeiffer-Palm-Teller Syndrome

Short stature Decreased body height, Height less than 3rd percentile, Small stature, Stature below 3rd percentile [more] A height below that which is expected according to [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO Aortic valve stenosis Narrowing of aortic valve 0001650 [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] deficiency Mental retardation Mental retardation, nonspecific Mental-retardation [ more ] 0001249 Joint stiffness Stiff joint Stiff joints [ more ] 0001387 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Spondylodysplastic Type 1

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Testicular torsion 0100813 Thin skin 0000963 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Abnormal facial shape Unusual facial appearance [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] planus Flat feet Flat foot [ more ] 0001763 Progeroid facial appearance Premature aged appearance 0005328 Pulmonic stenosis Narrowing of pulmonic valve 0001642 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Gallamine Allergy

[…] in height decreased vision diarrhea dry mouth eye pain eye tearing facial hair growth in females fainting fatigue fever or chills flushed, dry skin fractures fruit-like breath [mayoclinic.org]

[…] gain Incidence not known Abdominal or stomach cramping and/or burning (severe) or pain backache bloody, black, or tarry stools cough or hoarseness darkening of the skin decrease [mayoclinic.org]

Hydrocephalus - Obesity - Hypogonadism

[…] length of neck 0000470 Short stature Decreased body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Abnormality of the hypothalamus-pituitary [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] hairline at back of neck 0002162 Mitral valve prolapse 0001634 Obesity Having too much body fat 0001513 Short 4th metacarpal Shortened 4th long bone of hand 0010044 Short neck Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Ventricular Extrasystoles with Syncopal Episodes - Perodactyly - Robin Sequence

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Short toe Short toes Stubby toes [ more ] 0001831 Tapered finger Tapered fingertips Tapering fingers [ more ] 0001182 30%-79% of [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] beat Irregular heartbeat [ more ] 0011675 Short distal phalanx of finger Short outermost finger bone 0009882 Short foot Short feet Small feet [ more ] 0001773 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Brachydactyly Type A4

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Symphalangism affecting the phalanges of the hand Fused finger bones of the hand 0009773 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Talipes [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] more ] 0004220 Shortening of all middle phalanges of the toes Shortening of all the middle bones of the toes 0006239 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Aging

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Brachydactyly Type A6

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Short tibia Short shinbone Short skankbone [ more ] 0005736 Short toe Short toes Stubby toes [ more ] 0001831 Tarsal synostosis [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

0003022 Mesomelia Disproportionately short middle portion of limb 0003027 Radial deviation of finger 0009466 Short phalanx of finger Short finger bones 0009803 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia with Congenital Joint Dislocations

Flattened epiphysis MedGen UID: 387844 •Concept ID: C1857527 • Finding Abnormal flatness (decreased height) of epiphyses. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intervertebral space narrowing MedGen UID: 78101 •Concept ID: C0263870 • Finding Decreased height of the intervertebral disk. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Alternatively, an apparently decreased maximum width of tooth. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mandibuloacral Dysplasia with Type B Lipodystrophy

[…] length of nose Shortened nose [ more ] 0003196 Short stature Decreased body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Delayed puberty Delayed [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Dental overcrowding Overcrowding of teeth [ more ] 0000678 Flexion contracture Flexed joint that cannot be straightened 0001371 High palate Elevated palate Increased palatal height [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] facial appearance Premature aged appearance 0005328 Proptosis Bulging eye Eyeballs bulging out Prominent eyes Prominent globes Protruding eyes [ more ] 0000520 Short nose Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

X-linked Mental Retardation Type Cabezas

[…] testicular size Small testes Small testis [ more ] 0008734 High palate Elevated palate Increased palatal height [ more ] 0000218 Macrocephaly Increased size of skull Large [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Thick lower lip vermilion Plump lower lip Increased volume of lower lip Prominent lower lip [ more ] 0000179 Tremor 0001337 5%- [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] second toes Widened gap 1st-2nd toes Widened gap first and second toe [ more ] 0001852 Scoliosis 0002650 Short foot Short feet Small feet [ more ] 0001773 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Autosomal Dominant Mental Retardation Type 1

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Sleep disturbance Difficulty sleeping Trouble sleeping [ more ] 0002360 Synophrys Monobrow Unibrow [ more ] 0000664 Tented upper [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] toes Widened gap 1st-2nd toes Widened gap first and second toe [ more ] 0001852 Self-injurious behavior Self-injurious behaviour 0100716 Short palm 0004279 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Sheldon-Hall Syndrome

[…] fingers 0010557 Protruding ear Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Round ear 0100830 Short neck Decreased length of neck 0000470 Short stature Decreased body height [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[ more ] 0000218 Micrognathia Little lower jaw Small jaw Small lower jaw [ more ] 0000347 Narrow face Decreased breadth of face Decreased width of face [ more ] 0000275 Overlapping [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] neck Neck webbing 0000465 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Abnormality of the hip bone Abnormality of the hips 0003272 High palate Elevated palate Increased palatal height [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

GM1 Gangliosidosis Type 3

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Skeletal dysplasia 0002652 Spasticity Involuntary muscle stiffness, contraction, or spasm 0001257 Strabismus Cross-eyed Squint [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] jaw Prominent chin Prominent lower jaw [ more ] 0000303 Neurological speech impairment Speech disorder Speech impairment Speech impediment [ more ] 0002167 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

15q13.3 Microdeletion Syndrome

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Strabismus Cross-eyed Squint Squint eyes [ more ] 0000486 1%-4% of people have these symptoms Abnormality of the palpebral fissures [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Pronounced nasal tip Pronounced tip of nose [ more ] 0005274 Protruding ear Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Schizophrenia 0100753 Seizure 0001250 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Tetrasomy 15q

[ more ] 0000218 Hypogonadism Decreased activity of gonads 0000135 Low-set, posteriorly rotated ears 0000368 Microcephaly Abnormally small skull Decreased circumference of [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Growth delay Delayed growth Growth deficiency Growth failure Growth retardation Poor growth Retarded growth [ more ] 0001510 High palate Elevated palate Increased palatal height [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Hypertelorism Type Teebi

[…] upper lip, Decreased height of upper lip vermilion [more] Height of the vermilion of the upper lip in the midline more than 2 SD below the mean. [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

[…] the width (height) of the eyebrow. [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

Thin upper lip vermilion Thin vermilion border of upper lip, Thin upper lips, Thin red part of the upper lip, Decreased volume of upper lip vermilion, Decreased volume of [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

Desbuquois Dysplasia

[…] length of neck 0000470 Short nose Decreased length of nose Shortened nose [ more ] 0003196 Short phalanx of finger Short finger bones 0009803 Short stature Decreased body [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Synophrys Monobrow Unibrow [ more ] 0000664 Talipes equinovarus Club feet Club foot Clubfeet Clubfoot [ more ] 0001762 Variable expressivity [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] thighbone 0100864 Short long bone Long bone shortening 0003026 Short metacarpal Shortened long bone of hand 0010049 Short metatarsal Short long bone of foot 0010743 Short neck Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Galloway-Mowat Syndrome Type 4

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Abnormality of immune system physiology 0010978 Abnormality of the dentition Abnormal dentition [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Fewer and broader ridges in brain 0001302 Premature birth Premature delivery of affected infants Preterm delivery [ more ] 0001622 Seizures Seizure 0001250 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Cerebellar Ataxia - Mental Retardation - Dysequlibrium Syndrome

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Skeletal muscle atrophy Muscle degeneration Muscle wasting [ more ] 0003202 Strabismus Cross-eyed Squint Squint eyes [ more ] 0000486 [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Mental-retardation [ more ] 0001249 Muscular hypotonia Low or weak muscle tone 0001252 30%-79% of people have these symptoms Cerebral palsy 0100021 Seizure 0001250 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Komuragaeri Disease

Decreased body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Sparse or absent eyelashes 0200102 Tapered finger Tapered fingertips Tapering fingers [ more ] 0001182 5%-29% of people [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] circumference of cranium Decreased size of skull Reduced head circumference Small head circumference [ more ] 0000252 Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus 0009806 Short stature [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] ovary 0008724 Hypoplasia of the uterus Small uterus Underdeveloped uterus [ more ] 0000013 Intermittent painful muscle spasms 0011964 Microcephaly Abnormally small skull Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome

[…] length of nose Shortened nose [ more ] 0003196 Short stature Decreased body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Underdeveloped nasal alae Underdeveloped tissue around nostril [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

0001508 Intrauterine growth retardation Prenatal growth deficiency Prenatal growth retardation [ more ] 0001511 Malabsorption Intestinal malabsorption 0002024 Short nose Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Mathieu-de Broca-Bony Syndrome

[…] length of neck 0000470 Short nose Decreased length of nose Shortened nose [ more ] 0003196 Short stature Decreased body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Thin upper lip [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] nonspecific Mental-retardation [ more ] 0001249 Low-set, posteriorly rotated ears 0000368 Micrognathia Little lower jaw Small jaw Small lower jaw [ more ] 0000347 Short neck Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Lumbar Compression Fracture

A reduction in vertebral height by 20% or a decrease of at least 4 mm compared to the baseline height is an indication of a compression fracture. [symptoma.com]

A lumbar compression fracture is defined as a vertebral bone in the spine that, due to fracture, has decreased in height by at least 15% to 20%. [dynamicdiscdesigns.com]

Symptoms of compression fractures may include: Back pain Spinal deformity, such as kyphosis Decrease in height, which can crowd internal organs, decrease muscle mass, and [summitortho.com]

Lymphedema Hypoparathyroidism Syndrome

[…] body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Telecanthus Corners of eye widely separated 0000506 Thickened skin Thick skin 0001072 Wide nasal bridge Broad nasal bridge Broad [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] excess lymph fluid under skin 0001004 Mitral valve prolapse 0001634 Nephropathy 0000112 Short distal phalanx of finger Short outermost finger bone 0009882 Short stature Decreased [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]