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Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child
Precocious puberty is commonly observed in pediatric practice due to different causes, including adrenal tumors. Adrenocortical tumors are rare in children and are characterized by an androgenic hormonal excess that causes pseudo-precocious puberty. We present the case of a four-year-old boy with a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31998569 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6440 |
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author | Kafi, Shahd E Alagha, Eid Shazly, Mohamed Abdelmaksoud Al-Agha, Abdulmoein |
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description | Precocious puberty is commonly observed in pediatric practice due to different causes, including adrenal tumors. Adrenocortical tumors are rare in children and are characterized by an androgenic hormonal excess that causes pseudo-precocious puberty. We present the case of a four-year-old boy with a history of penile enlargement associated with the growth of pubic hair, facial acne, and three-years advanced bone age. Based on hormonal assays, the diagnosis of pseudo-precocious puberty was confirmed. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a right-sided, retroperitoneal, well-defined adrenal tumor. This case report emphasizes the aim to increase the awareness of adrenocortical tumor as a rare cause of pseudo-precocious puberty in young children. |
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spelling | pubmed-69735392020-01-29 Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child Kafi, Shahd E Alagha, Eid Shazly, Mohamed Abdelmaksoud Al-Agha, Abdulmoein Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Precocious puberty is commonly observed in pediatric practice due to different causes, including adrenal tumors. Adrenocortical tumors are rare in children and are characterized by an androgenic hormonal excess that causes pseudo-precocious puberty. We present the case of a four-year-old boy with a history of penile enlargement associated with the growth of pubic hair, facial acne, and three-years advanced bone age. Based on hormonal assays, the diagnosis of pseudo-precocious puberty was confirmed. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a right-sided, retroperitoneal, well-defined adrenal tumor. This case report emphasizes the aim to increase the awareness of adrenocortical tumor as a rare cause of pseudo-precocious puberty in young children. Cureus 2019-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6973539/ /pubmed/31998569 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6440 Text en Copyright © 2019, Kafi et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Kafi, Shahd E Alagha, Eid Shazly, Mohamed Abdelmaksoud Al-Agha, Abdulmoein Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child |
title | Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child |
title_full | Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child |
title_fullStr | Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child |
title_full_unstemmed | Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child |
title_short | Pseudo-precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenocortical Tumor in a Young Child |
title_sort | pseudo-precocious puberty associated with an adrenocortical tumor in a young child |
topic | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31998569 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6440 |
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