Defined as the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys
Normal puberty occurs between age 8 and 14 years in girls and 9 an...
Review past medical history, socia...
GDPP: The primary reason to treat is to prevent early epiphyseal closure and reduction of adult height.
Good candidates are those who present at a younger age with rapidly pro...
Evaluate every 3 to 6 months to assess pubertal growth and development and height velocity to detect abnormal growth spurt (1)[C].
Measure bone age every 6 to...
E30.1 Precocious puberty
E22.8 Other hyperfunction of pituitary gland
259.1 Precocious sexual development and puberty, not elsewhere classified
253.1 Other and unspecified anterior pituita...
There are three types of precocious puberty: central, peripheral, and incomplete.
Most common in girls, and majority of cases represent idiopathic central precocious puberty
GnRH agonist...
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