Precocious puberty (pseudo)
Precocious puberty is commonly defined as puberty that starts before age 8 in girls and 9 in boys (1)
Pseudoprecocious puberty is early puberty where there is not a normal pattern of puberty (2)
Thus, it is a result of premature pubarche or adrenarche - ie an isolated arm of the overall process of puberty occurs early; the rest does not occur. It is gonadotrophin independent.
Reference:
- Muir A.Precocious puberty. Pediatr Rev 2006;27:373-81.
- Saenger P, Rincon M.Precocious puberty: McCune-Albright syndrome and beyond.J Pediatr. 2003 Jul;143(1):9-10.
Related pages
- Epidemiology of precocious puberty
- Aetiology of precocious puberty - summary of central and peripheral causes
- Aetiology of peripheral precocious puberty (pseudoprecocious puberty)
- Clinical features
- Investigations in precocious puberty
- Treatment of precocious puberty
- Precocious puberty
- Puberty
- Referral criteria from primary care - precocious puberty
- Precocious puberty - differentiation from benign forms of puberty
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