Precocious Puberty in Boys: A Study Based on Five Years of Data from a Single Center in Northern China
Objective:To evaluate the clinical features and etiology of precocious puberty (PP) in Chinese boys.Methods:In this study, data from boys who were referred for evaluation of PP from 2015 to 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Northern China were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Eighty-two boys were diagn...
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| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayincilik
2021-12-01
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| Series: | JCRPE |
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| Summary: | Objective:To evaluate the clinical features and etiology of precocious puberty (PP) in Chinese boys.Methods:In this study, data from boys who were referred for evaluation of PP from 2015 to 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Northern China were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Eighty-two boys were diagnosed with PP from 2015 to 2020. Sixty-two patients (75.6%) were diagnosed with central PP (CPP), and twenty patients (24.4%) were diagnosed with peripheral PP (PPP). In the CPP group, forty-nine cases were classified as idiopathic CPP, and thirteen patients had pathogenic CPP. The top three causes of PPP were congenital adrenal hyperplasia, germ cell tumors and familial male-limited PP.Conclusion:The etiology of PP in males is diverse. The majority of CPP cases in Chinese boys are idiopathic rather than organic. |
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| ISSN: | 1308-5727 1308-5735 |