Dr Tanios is assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis.
Small-for-age toddler is unable to walk
January 1st 2017A 22-month-old African American boy born at 38 weeks by normal vaginal delivery presents to a local hospital from a private pediatric office for failure to thrive. He was seen by his pediatrician until aged 1 month but was lost to follow-up. His delay in walking prompted his mother to reestablish care at age 22 months.