Publication: A Case of Precocious Puberty in a Setting with Limited Resources
Date
2011
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Precocious puberty is a rare condition characterized by the development of
secondary sexual characteristics before the median age for the sex. It is either
gonadotropin dependent also called as central or gonadotropin independent also
known as peripheral type. Hypothalamamic Hamartoma is a common cause of
the central or precocious puberty due to organic brain lesion. Here we present a
two year male who presented us with precocious puberty due to a hypothalamic
Hamartoma.
KEY WORDS
hypothalamic hamartoma, precociuos puberty
Description
Paudel KP, Giri S, Shrestha PS, Shrestha L, Thapa SB, Shrestha M
Department of Child Health Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal.