Central precocious puberty in Boston boys: A 10-year single center experience
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Topor, Lisa SwartzBowerman, Kimberly
Machan, Jason T.
Gilbert, Courtney L.
Kangarloo, Tairmae
Shaw, Natalie D.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of MedicineDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2018-06-27Keywords
PubertyCancer detection and diagnosis
Pediatric endocrinology
Pediatrics
Neuroimaging
Diagnostic medicine
Brain damage
Endocrinology
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Endocrine System Diseases
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Pediatrics
Reproductive and Urinary Physiology
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies in the US and abroad suggest that boys are undergoing puberty at a younger age. It is unknown if this secular trend extends to boys with central precocious puberty (CPP), who sit at the extreme end of the pubertal spectrum, and if neuroimaging should remain a standard diagnostic tool. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of all boys with CPP seen by Endocrinology at a US pediatric hospital from 2001-2010. RESULTS: Fifty boys had pubertal onset at an average age of 7.31 years (95CI 6.83-7.89), though many did not present until nearly one year thereafter, by which time 30% were mid-to-late pubertal. Boys were predominantly non-Hispanic White and 64% were overweight/obese. The majority (64%) of boys had neurogenic CPP (CNS-CPP) with neurofibromatosis type I being the most common diagnosis. Diagnosis of CPP led to discovery of a neurogenic lesion in only 3 of 32 (9%) CNS-CPP cases. The remaining boys, with idiopathic CPP (36%), were indistinguishable from those with CNS-CPP aside from four boys who endorsed a family history of PP (22% vs. 0% among CNS-CPP cases). Importantly, there was no change in the incidence of male CPP after accounting for the increase in clinic volume during this time period. CONCLUSION: In this contemporary Boston-based cohort of 50 boys with CPP, most cases were neurogenic, consistent with older literature. Several idiopathic cases had a family history of PP but were otherwise indistinguishable from CNS-CPP cases. Thus, neuroimaging remains a critical diagnostic tool. We find no evidence for an increase in the prevalence of male CPP.Source
PLoS One. 2018 Jun 27;13(6):e0199019. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199019. eCollection 2018. Link to article on publisher's site
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/40717PubMed ID
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