Familial male precocious puberty
From Wikidoc - Reading time: 1 minFamilial male precocious puberty (also known as testotoxicosis) is a form of gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty in which boys experience early onset and progression of puberty. Signs of puberty can develop as early as an age of 1 year.
The final length of boys may be short due to a rapid advance in epiphyseal maturation. It is an autosomal dominant condition with a mutation of the LH receptor. Treatment is with drugs that suppress gonadal steroidogenesis, such as cyproterone acetate, ketoconazole or spironolactone and testolactone.
References[edit | edit source]
- Traggiai C, Stanhope R (2003). "Disorders of pubertal development". Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 17 (1): 41–56. PMID 12758225.
- Reiter EO, Norjavaara E (2005). "Testotoxicosis: current viewpoint". Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 3 (2): 77–86. PMID 16361981.
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