Pubarquia precoz: Experiencia en 173 casos / Precocious pubarche: Experience in 173 cases
Rev. méd. Chile
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137(1): 31-38, ene. 2009. tab
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Background: Precocious pubarche (PP), defined as the development of sexual pubic hair before 8 years of age in females and before 9 years in males, is usually a benign condition but it can also be the first sign of an underlying disease. Aim: To analyze the etiology andperform a short term follow up in a cohort of patients with PP. Material and methods: A group of 173 patients (158 females) consulted for PP with a mean age of 7.4±0.1 years. These patients were followed between 15 to 60 months. Anthropometric measurements, bone age, serum levels of total testosterone, 17 OH progesterone (17 OHP) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) were evaluated. Results: Mean birth weight and length was 3024.1±50.5 g and 48.5±0.3 cm,respectively. Ten percent of children were small for gestational age at birth. Bone age was accelerated by 1.1±0.01 years. One hundred and twelve patients were classified as having idiopathicPP (64.7%; 105 females), 29 as central precocious puberty (16.8%; only females), 16 as exaggerated adrenarche (EA 9.2%; 13 females) and 16 as non classical adrenal hyperplasia (9.2%; 11 females). Conclusions: PP represents a common and usually benign sign. However, 26% of cases had apathologic underlying condition. Therefore, all children with PP should be evaluated by a pediatric endocrinologist. Low birth weight was not frequent in this cohort and these patients did not show EA
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Asunto principal:
Pubertad Precoz
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Peso al Nacer
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recién Nacido
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Clínica Santa María/CL
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Clínica las Condes/CL
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Universidad de Los Andes/CL
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