Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia– A Rare Cause of Central Precocious Puberty—A Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 11
Abstract
The term ‘Precocious puberty’ refers to the appearance of pubertal signs at an earlier age than established standard. Precocious puberty may be central or peripheral. Central precocious puberty is caused by early maturation of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Peripheral precocious puberty is due to inappropriate secretion of sex steroid hormones from adrenal gland or gonad or from exogenous source and does not involve hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis. We report a rare case where inspite of clinical and hormonal evidence of central precocious puberty ultimately an adrenal pathology was established in a six-year-old boy.
Authors and Affiliations
JAYDEEP MAJUMDAR, ABHIJEET SHARAN, SARMISHTHA MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR GHOSH, SARBANI SENGUPTA
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- DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27330.10837
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