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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old$ V& O6 x& [' P" x3 Z- p( h8 g
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
% n6 ]) S. _7 o" qExposure to Testosterone% U+ j# }" q; k+ U- ^1 R0 s
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,26 w, G7 k( C9 p/ ~: Y. ~
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1+ p/ z0 q3 }' z9 w
Clinical Pediatrics
3 u2 f1 N$ _9 P8 {/ AVolume 46 Number 6
( `6 r+ x2 G! q9 o/ _3 t# BJuly 2007 540-543
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& l& S& }, g) [Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,7 m  l4 \. b- o' h3 w6 g
is a significant concern for physicians. Central
2 O; r+ F6 S5 O, E' y1 \- W* Jprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated$ a5 ]8 K% j6 Z4 l* u3 Q5 o
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has# G0 q8 _6 h5 W, E2 W
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system2 H/ x& E; L7 Z; m: t! D5 x" Q
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested0 \( Q. A# V/ J" c( v
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
- [  x  f$ X+ A9 L! {& Z$ I" Hhair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-
+ a) F( W* H% R6 b) Ucles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
* c4 H: K% t4 u- sreport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the( v9 k1 ^, {2 Y2 X) s9 n
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-, a. t# T9 |4 \
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due" J6 k' ?- z( y9 c7 v: s! q
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
2 M( W/ `( `+ g; x: Uthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-. c8 l: r1 B2 g6 d4 @9 _$ A# z+ M
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this$ i8 S* f! ~+ D3 P/ p" Z+ k
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of1 C8 d, C. M% e
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
0 V/ X2 p, u# f# ^( |+ O' r# }bly more common than the rare case report in the( s) S: l* A8 Q( l+ J" x
literature.4
; A' I& l, F& z, X- h6 S8 v$ pPatient Report- T! h1 H& N& w, V" K2 f3 h/ i
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
( t$ y) R2 ?, _0 d% {endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern' r4 _) K# [# K, ~$ b# L
of early sexual development. His mother noticed; M8 P* n8 w  W0 b6 q
light colored pubic hair development when he was+ D0 V9 |1 g; F3 _: x# u4 P" B' L+ H
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
0 x. K; R$ i" V3 G. ]9 c0 zSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.4 s0 U3 j* y6 N$ V0 r( j
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,$ X' F; p/ [2 d5 a( `$ _
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
2 I- g, {; F; M* I2 d, k( u1 RMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;
- C; z  {0 Z" i. z3 h2 M* k5 Re-mail: [email protected].
0 x* b# S7 M6 @8 `5 a$ p7 \; labout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became4 J0 {" }, u5 _" ~; c
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
( ^7 z! c  r7 T8 e3 N0 i9 X) n6 ?ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child! I6 _5 J# f& n! l1 T
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
# O* L& y" }+ s8 q. R. i, H" n; W; wa birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of! X- p/ Y$ F6 h# W/ {* A# M( t/ k
20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year9 N! h  N! H& p1 v- m2 n2 p
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with- _: |9 a4 D1 q
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
8 O9 w* w2 p0 v- rand his psychosocial and psychomotor development
7 w( E! T- t6 k  w2 ^' B0 Zwas age appropriate.
+ i# a7 b( l/ }, k4 g6 W( yThe family history was remarkable for the father,
/ P2 g2 Y5 D3 s8 U/ s2 U9 ~who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,/ i6 @# d% R3 \% ?  j
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s1 Y# \$ |0 K7 F' W; s- N0 ]
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat- K  i4 W' Y8 O, i' p% K
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.- n& v& Y& A$ w" x+ j# p4 W9 J
The father denied taking any other medication. The2 H" q! Z# |; I$ n* `" R
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche" r: \% ?+ J7 L4 K4 t
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
- k( A8 g& w9 k6 i! P8 n0 w' ~5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
. J1 ]; O( n" c; m$ V- W) y6 G! dcocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
# \; l/ s5 P$ e8 Z* f# z6 jtives. There were no siblings.1 V4 a/ K; b8 j* w3 u' M
Physical Examination! k& d8 Q+ v, G$ |  a4 w8 K
The physical examination revealed a very active,
; ^8 a4 x8 t$ c/ ^: D) }1 Cplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented' v; Y7 t' X3 V2 U3 [0 w% E
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
( _4 e% U: i$ g* ^$ [+ Y" F& _0 N( h90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
4 V0 W* H: g8 z(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
5 a2 c7 Q, d/ K# Qvelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of+ \$ l2 x$ @) p5 l: [1 J, h3 L* F
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
# Q6 d* y: y& [4 EThe genitourinary examination was remarkable for
3 t5 B) P3 v+ }! x& A) m7 r: x) {enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of
& W3 @5 l4 u# n; H8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
- G8 {! z6 W8 `  ^developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The. d+ w/ y* A/ ~  ?3 |* V, I: m
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.; a1 [$ r. P2 I
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat6 K; I6 w% x1 B' y  g* c
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
  h  D, y' s0 h, S. L" Cabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.+ D- v. N1 V# o9 Y; p: b- {& H
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
! F! e1 W, I: Z* b# |0 Cbilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion* K/ F; A- F0 R4 Q& ?
of papilledema.
) d4 g- p8 ^' B+ S8 N) _8 rLaboratory Evaluation6 j: t6 v2 M+ o6 S5 M8 i- q( S: n
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by
) a$ T; J  ~1 U5 P* `using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-0 n3 t# B& W. V
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal4 Y( Q% q5 O: c: i1 U9 n6 t/ O
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test# Q* }  Y2 K! V3 J" I7 V
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-  {  V3 R8 `* ?( N, H/ _  o
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
1 R1 A# ?6 Z2 m! M/ f6 U3 ]2 iThe concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
% Z. x) }' s1 \urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were& d6 y# @, A0 n3 u+ z- f# L
within normal range for his age. The concentration* M7 Z  V: R+ l4 U
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL! K+ O* |/ w4 a# D
(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
# @6 a+ h; a9 x1 P% x5 z7 @* g( @) Dng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-" E+ M8 ~2 d9 k2 V3 g4 F
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
8 Z5 Q) u5 m! v1 _desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to; `7 ~: b+ C$ ]
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S): K4 A& K1 P9 x" z# @6 U2 n
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
/ U: i" f7 U5 A% o6 d" T1 ltisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
& e1 L. E4 N7 T  j# I4 ~7 X- ftestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
$ y  P/ l1 q$ }1 d3 D/ fand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than) l1 t( e" {& i/ j0 y3 K
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular; L0 k7 C& \8 w3 m) C
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone' Q# f* {% ]( y) ^# }
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
# Y0 \1 c& S7 W$ I/ r5 k(prepubertal).
& l; n( ^+ M0 a$ uThe parents were notified about the laboratory
+ i( i3 {5 B" L' }: P* P0 @* P4 |results and were informed that all of the tests were  |6 K4 f* E) N' O6 ~+ t/ p
normal except the testosterone level was high. The! q& ^( [) B# L
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
% M/ p7 M- a7 g; V" z) |2 Oobtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-/ ?+ S. S9 q" Z1 B* _
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.
- N1 b4 t3 ~) t, d, YPhysical examination at this time revealed that the
& `3 v4 r2 n0 M; R+ p$ i0 G8 dchild had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained& q& Y4 Z. y: ^) b+ @
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
/ o4 @, S5 N; {; Y6 Uunchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
4 N/ D; `+ Z/ r2 Fpletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
$ f% y$ I+ g! o& s7 H$ Vthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2" t7 J& P) Q0 J: T( J0 q
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
+ A" p: R" I6 H" i' P; pThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
( k- S' D2 I. D; Ving frequent erections.( w- n  e4 K$ n
Both parents were again questioned about use of
$ e! r2 K- S( O- t+ P2 Lany ointment/creams that they may have applied to
' ~" r2 B0 D+ W% n) [6 T' N1 tthe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the8 _) Z' X4 v5 T" t: N6 t) s
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
, W9 ]) q, b, P3 B. yuse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-* N1 f1 W: x) ^" b7 R) D7 C7 I
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for* j' U2 \. R( _1 j* X
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed; t6 c5 \1 B1 i8 b6 }, V
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
: y. M& [' w, d9 k6 A6 Gscribed by his family physician for decreased libido; |$ K" r' K- Z- E$ i+ w
secondary to depression.7 P0 X! P' V1 ^: S3 e3 g1 ]) F
The child slept in the same bed with parents.# H7 Z$ r2 z, }0 O% @
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his4 h9 F8 C& _) ~3 R# W' P* g
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-1 M  L& L6 L; t; _3 M0 x
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.1 }7 |3 y/ D- T5 k
The father also admitted that after the phone call,9 [! `$ Z! S7 x- }$ r
when he learned the testosterone level in the baby, p) K( \" k4 L- h9 v9 t( u
was high, he then read the product information( M% J4 v! `6 m3 |0 p
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-  x, h) T/ W" `% o5 x
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they8 |( j/ `3 \4 t8 H7 _  k
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the8 P1 d: i1 N: W. K! C0 k
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had
/ J7 F: P/ L2 |6 p8 Z) N" Jbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone. O, J' R2 P6 `  i
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
% R+ k$ y- ~' M+ A. y  klaboratory to obtain the test.# U4 O  T" y, f9 Q; T* k2 i# Z2 N
Discussion8 V3 S1 \7 A& z
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
9 a" z) i7 u3 z) `& J3 l8 l$ k- bsexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
% v1 J* p9 j$ k6 cPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
- p- I# _" v; \, g+ Oit is caused by the premature activation of hypo-8 Q4 j8 C# R  ?
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-1 \4 S, y2 Q( u) R9 D
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP0 B- _  Y6 o* F. a0 x7 [
may have a central nervous system lesion that is
8 s" O5 ^" ?! T2 v2 cresponsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
& J$ O: I8 T" p7 Hamic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-4 R/ g4 ?/ \! S$ Y2 ^
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in* y8 G' y1 C, c
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
% I/ g- P( \2 ?) k9 |) sization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
0 o! p  M& }  ]+ j# k% Yrical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
" L% a5 n) n/ j! V: rgonadotropins.1,3
: k* p) c5 E) J% a: ]Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
% w* H& d- R  x, A$ T* qcious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
" C0 |( P# `# c/ v7 B5 ~androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or. O: K: q+ \& _4 o& f* Z
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-9 c/ t- |' U6 u  p2 f
ulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
) n! M( F9 H) J- o& [6 c$ Gcongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive4 I7 |  n2 I5 n4 L* F7 v
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
  I% o5 S# Y0 G3 a- |) O2 Bpuberty in boys.3,4
, O8 R; O1 F6 yThe most common form of congenital adrenal7 V9 D" D- K7 z: F' r
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.; ~2 l2 t7 E' F" `* c& H
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
4 L% s2 F! `. [, Iexcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,5 b2 q5 |" |9 s, u1 ^
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen4 c' L$ Z! t" V4 Y6 d! p$ u
excess.1,3
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3 S9 |6 C8 ?- T+ m% G! }542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
6 [, |3 }* S* ~) X! HA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
7 Z* I% W- ^. g) n% B# nindependent precocious puberty, which is also known* e- [- @: K) p9 e8 `
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a
3 d' v: C& e6 J( K3 S* L* nvery young age. The physical findings in these boys7 i0 U' w* [+ B9 b
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
& f3 x2 Q, @% y  D, `including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
7 d* r) k/ q5 }with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
/ F. ~  k& X1 H7 g3 {* K( a6 qare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show+ w( j8 g1 V- w
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
4 S, ?7 d/ _0 T" j& K" ]releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked- f) k$ m. _& U2 S; H3 o/ ?$ _
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only5 p2 M7 g& t* Z* w: ]! i6 c0 s
males; therefore, other male members of the family
0 [; \+ p8 A5 emay have similar precocious puberty.38 n& J4 L; w& h+ c- c
In our patient, physical examination was incon-& ]  L; a$ o# t  B6 `, |9 c( D
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
5 L' f& W& L& ^2 a+ c4 \) Y$ Ycles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
- p: e8 Q/ f. r, \  A7 D2 m' }was in the differential diagnosis because his father
8 Y/ s3 Z. W$ istarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
  R! ]' A& d! ^! @& |testicular enlargement is not that evident in the$ h- L4 K4 y$ d4 z' a0 ~9 F0 Y! Q& d
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
, W2 a2 q' V. ]. k+ E8 Rative initial history of androgen exposure, our
; P. z" N) W7 M8 ybiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,/ G( B0 C: U' t  R
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase7 r  ~7 G0 ?/ ]# f! C% ]3 n5 n
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
% d# D$ ^( Q) n* d& }- Ning the normal level of adrenal steroids.# y9 i2 B4 }7 M% h7 q% ^1 F) z
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
" G3 Z! c! @0 d. lsuspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because  y8 Z/ S* U, ?& m
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-
. @) c7 u  g* ]3 `4 E, C: bpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and* {( d4 K" s6 w/ }. F
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
1 s) `2 B* l8 A7 P, l. f( w- p" qterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
: z. T, T9 ]( c/ N6 zusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’# U0 i# ~1 v+ ~" N3 k% ^1 P
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
8 p+ l4 N- }- f2 g& Vcream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
" g+ v" S" A9 [  ^. q0 J7 Sunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
3 H% Y% O) D# DSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
: a- @9 z# |# m" S8 lbaseline value in those females who were exposed to
3 L! d+ S2 L3 }& e" keven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male7 G$ X; p1 H3 [5 H9 K: e8 s  D
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
% p9 W* O. V" D, qtion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.4 n  c: K2 d* d$ D3 r. _) Z
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,4 w, w) \# I3 k' F
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
  R, M3 t+ s# N& ~$ e8 C' t$ n5 [dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-. P8 m2 h5 z6 t8 Z, \; s  Q
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
8 |( J1 h3 @! T' sactive in young children exposed to testosterone
5 F/ i# r$ m0 m/ z2 s7 Kexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-+ @6 U& {+ j* s
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to' l1 |, Y: e2 O0 V+ }! @0 o
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
5 k1 q' ^% x$ O0 dchildren results in an increase in growth velocity and# X$ l9 f$ m5 ^
advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
! h3 \3 j# b4 ^! b1 X% IThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during
6 y+ U/ x' ?7 q; Cearly childhood on pubertal development and final' U; ~/ g6 |4 `  z
adult height are not fully known and always remain
1 e  r0 d# ?1 F2 ~2 h. L' w% z0 Ua concern. Children treated with short-term testos-/ }6 X9 e0 H- K; H% F# |0 @
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some) t" G. y  {2 I( |8 h/ [/ S
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after# N5 n4 Y& Z. M* x* o( i
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
9 E/ |. {7 }2 V0 a& e  W% B; jdecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
1 A' A+ D$ D% n: k8 A3 w  F1 [There are conflicting reports and controversy. \7 e+ S. O0 {( A5 i5 ]. O
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult2 p/ N1 r) i4 c
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal8 k9 j1 A/ s6 t
adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-" \+ m! f* S1 w0 O# Z
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
1 h  g3 p3 g, b# n  m* d# \Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between/ D# n. b$ F0 W# E3 U
childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult$ V, J; F/ I2 t$ L  S, O% I& k
penile length in clinical studies.
; M; S8 I+ |) B" y+ K' _Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is; a+ a+ a6 `9 d4 q5 W
going to experience any of the untoward effects from  P% d+ ?$ Z- Z) o1 m9 Q
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
. v, {0 i8 \' s% K1 Zthe exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.4 b  b$ e( W  H+ R0 U# q% w# N
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
  G. n3 g. ^  `9 Tdiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at% `! l8 L& e% S: ?8 X- Y. l
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
- i% K/ @% d8 {1 _3 b; N' [" v+ K5 `height will not be affected.
( C, S7 l( z9 E+ C7 h+ _& sAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-5 ^4 @$ z4 m; o% B8 a& u  s3 g
ability of androgen products in our society may5 c% @5 |/ P. m; f! y0 L: s2 ?
indeed cause more virilization in male or female
7 C9 Q+ D( ?  Ichildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-' i1 z3 f9 D* q3 A' n6 I
gen products must be considered and specific ques-* k: i6 {, P/ U- ~
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
+ q& h9 y: `& F1 z7 Vgel should be asked of the family members during
, ^. j3 K. r4 N) k0 athe evaluation of any children who present with vir-/ B# t; m, [( P3 G7 {: R
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-$ u. h/ T- v- N; e/ B2 Z" p
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by6 q( M; p+ b/ R, ?5 j, [
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a
* o/ {" R/ V- v9 q+ l4 @& yhistory, or failure to ask the specific questions, may5 C: Z: V: x3 }
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
& z* S, y- k/ n( p! H. Yinvestigation. The primary care physician should be3 C3 F- y$ ~2 a% q3 H$ A* ^
aware of this fact, because most of these children5 L: p) V# P1 t/ e- V* f
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’  ]/ x9 O& x* R8 `' x
Desk Reference and package insert should also put a0 {0 W1 H6 E" S! A+ S7 L. l9 h/ Z
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or5 F  X+ x) O5 ~( q5 I) ]# b5 G
female child who might come in contact with some-% `% z& C* E4 c7 U0 n% z& I) h4 s& c
one using any of these products.
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and puberty in the male. In: Sperling MA, ed. Pediatric1 X  y( e' C$ O+ e  J
Endocrinology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders;4 M* V& Q  g* M7 D
2002: 565-628.! N) L- p9 Q# _: g0 M& d$ i. {
2. Rivarola M, Belgorosky A, Mendilaharzu H, et al. Precocious* k9 H, }" n7 B. }7 Z
puberty in children with tumours of the suprasellar pineal
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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old5 J8 m8 K3 V$ _' \8 ]. ?/ k
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
% I% s4 V3 Q+ S0 `. A2 PExposure to Testosterone
# D& b4 O0 i) }Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,24 F1 }& r' t& `  U
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1- @" ]  \7 T/ B# c1 u
Clinical Pediatrics0 }8 c6 k& T5 U1 J, y
Volume 46 Number 6* j, K6 E5 F3 R4 Y& p% C, B
July 2007 540-543
! m' t/ [! H; {1 u( x2 ~  M2 C© 2007 Sage Publications6 l) o: J$ Q; Z
10.1177/0009922806296651
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hosted at
  w! G% V; f. y1 {) Ghttp://online.sagepub.com
  A0 z! K1 e, I4 v" l$ LPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
% @( u) E' `$ V* l0 h  bis a significant concern for physicians. Central
# ^) w" s  H+ p! y, lprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated2 T5 v' O* g  K1 e9 |7 W
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has" R* {8 U7 P/ I1 ]
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system
  `  I+ J# ?4 I7 Ulesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
7 t+ `1 d* U$ k4 k( C% nby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
7 k7 U# m' U9 ~/ D# R: a( xhair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-  ^8 v( e5 k- Q0 s, O
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
# j# K+ e$ @( C/ f1 z& Wreport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
9 J: v0 }1 t" o: t5 E* i" _enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-; ]0 B0 {1 d  @6 Z* h( q
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due4 Z7 C; ]( j! f( W* I2 g9 i% e
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
# F( R* b4 k' I/ d( U6 }the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
0 m* C) {! P& t% vmation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this1 h) b7 o1 p) h) B6 m9 e' D5 S
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of
5 Q- S8 C1 p9 M' w! d6 Vtestosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-' L5 e0 |; V. H) f0 I9 f
bly more common than the rare case report in the
* B5 ~4 q! V  }0 t0 E8 l7 }literature.44 w/ `- }+ }5 X7 C  T# J" M  @
Patient Report8 l4 i: N5 d# z! H% e
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the2 I8 ^- M, e; s) O! A
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
0 i* f& i) G" W/ H2 jof early sexual development. His mother noticed1 k5 P& h2 |; p; _/ f/ |
light colored pubic hair development when he was, C3 R5 a; F5 a* ?3 W* I$ M1 L8 n
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of) P) l" }$ C& I. F! X: K
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama./ }. g4 n% j, M" [) B) T6 r) u
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
* R1 m7 ?6 G8 kProfessor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of& c' R$ ]' G4 s  c
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;/ s8 d  s5 p, T
e-mail: [email protected].: P" C0 F- c" h* b3 t' x
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became5 G0 T0 e5 r6 X5 N9 F2 x! r3 N% G
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
8 K( H, \7 {: c/ p2 qment of his penis and frequent erections. The child% k) x! Y9 Q+ ?, N! O' ]
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
0 e, h& k; a. _2 Ka birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
6 \$ O% @$ |# q& l% t1 N" T20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year& T. ~+ d8 q! o( s$ F0 m
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with5 \8 p4 w: A1 d2 [( b- n
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,. m$ N  ^4 w1 h2 O
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development- O2 M, x/ a  p  [* v
was age appropriate." m8 n- Z) K1 T% U5 a
The family history was remarkable for the father,
! ^; _9 i/ v# y3 twho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,# H9 w# O) m. h2 g4 k- d& P
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
" V6 p& R2 A# b, u4 v* l% ?height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat% n/ w6 d8 ~* {0 B, B) _# i
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14., z- A6 `# t! R: G: s
The father denied taking any other medication. The
& S* i7 O& \3 M- x# J; f- ychild’s mother was in good health. Her menarche8 g$ O+ e% k3 k9 ?
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet; f7 @* @1 f6 A! d% l& M% H* O
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
" N! \; X: t2 O2 F' E0 K1 qcocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-  e0 N  d9 v7 S
tives. There were no siblings.
/ \7 \+ G2 a& J+ {2 y! fPhysical Examination
1 G3 V; m& h9 K- O* T% K, B& pThe physical examination revealed a very active,
9 M3 a* z1 _" }  I4 S: T  zplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented# _* X7 @) _* w8 M- G% s. R% n9 c
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
1 D3 O% ?8 O& C5 `9 w. E* z90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
- k* p4 r, `) r( ~7 A) _(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
' ^0 \  t% c& F9 L0 |3 Ivelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
- W% h% W  r- G0 `the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.5 B' i+ e' o! y) Z1 w  o3 Q
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for. b) J( ]1 D! P4 S7 ~' e
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of( K( I5 K4 O8 \3 K) l# }1 x
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
# L- V' q  v8 r$ ^developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
- Y7 B' Y/ S9 ^# P% K9 x540
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0 m$ L% w) ?5 F9 G( p0 t3 Q/ k2 U" tthe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
1 G4 K3 U! p7 e6 z2 ]testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.: R& T% y0 ?2 v
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat. S0 k! i9 {+ g2 m8 }
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
" ~8 t( e! ?( K/ j' @  F! uabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots./ z! I/ v% P1 B2 c7 Y
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+. T/ B9 a1 @" z
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
/ v! Q7 x( U% _8 B' u; m# v. _2 Uof papilledema.$ R; ]% W' K7 K
Laboratory Evaluation' _! Z* ?* [' n$ x( S6 O  w
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by
* V( ^- R/ m2 a5 n$ b0 x! susing the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-5 l8 Y1 U& m0 d! o9 x; _
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal
( e/ `0 t* N; f1 \/ [- \" okaryotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test$ O8 u2 u, W! f! C: E
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
2 F6 i( J  @( y; ?  flating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).4 J" M- c3 Z1 h) U2 `
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
4 v; H9 X$ C5 j- iurea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
! G; p$ J+ O& z+ d& S% F8 u3 jwithin normal range for his age. The concentration
" T- l% `( r3 i8 |of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
% h6 @, L( |- E1 U  Y3 f(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
; i- K2 b( ^- c3 m% ]. J  Jng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-4 {! W9 h0 N$ c! c  ~
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),1 T9 k3 ~! T0 R1 L$ n* H5 f. r  `1 O
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to9 ]! }; l6 e' u" j+ m
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
- |" I0 ^5 `. Wwas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-2 D- j; V# t( t* p  E
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
, M! o0 u' J) J; }( B9 Gtestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
; o; l/ ]! x$ m  @and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than+ N, M+ e; Y: B
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
9 b' E" _0 N$ J  F6 }stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
# w; T$ t, y' v9 c! X# Wconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
. e8 L6 G. l# O$ g(prepubertal).+ l6 b  \5 o* @7 Q6 k2 l
The parents were notified about the laboratory) P2 z1 T( t7 u! n' H7 D! d
results and were informed that all of the tests were
4 t# Z! U  S9 y  `normal except the testosterone level was high. The) l) `- a+ B+ S' s3 W
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to. q8 i1 y4 L/ T% {/ ?
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
6 K  J3 V% I/ h: x$ F8 |; X1 dever, the family did not return for 4 months.4 s) o9 p9 s0 L7 }5 e9 l, i
Physical examination at this time revealed that the
" b: O6 W' J) O% Pchild had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained  f& D! M* v8 N( I' m  T" H. w
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
. b. f5 @4 ~/ a- P# l* g  s/ iunchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
* B; P6 g$ O8 K7 J& j+ N* v* D# Opletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at, @0 c' h! f7 r: p" t1 J; ~/ V6 J
the base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2- ?: V$ c& k+ N, o
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged./ T; Y6 e! t0 q- g6 k
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-9 R" a3 e# _7 E
ing frequent erections.
! P/ R2 v. X9 yBoth parents were again questioned about use of* `4 e/ d  i, {; n8 J
any ointment/creams that they may have applied to* \- w8 U4 r( X9 j
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
. Q/ S. x% [) [/ r( vTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
' f7 C1 c0 g# C+ u. D. p5 Q/ o8 R& juse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
6 N" \1 x. r/ O$ t* v  O$ Ming over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for0 U% O/ {5 i4 g* y5 j
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
7 f: M; ?& j9 p7 Rto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-% {- U( c$ Z0 r: l( n, v9 {+ p0 l
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido
" o+ O3 B" w6 l& L! _secondary to depression., D$ m, A' }4 f2 ]
The child slept in the same bed with parents.0 ]( e6 {4 q  J' F4 \" `$ y% Z7 W
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
: u: [2 m8 p1 nchest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
/ X: b: F: \0 Pnificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
. g, v: M. k0 \& BThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
8 c: H1 G! ]& S; ^when he learned the testosterone level in the baby
7 C: m- N- V6 S- s1 Y6 J9 }& T, mwas high, he then read the product information7 Z8 t7 V7 H0 }0 ]  G
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-$ P( P6 g) e* O, _
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they- d6 p9 ^8 X  u" g
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
, x, _7 \  Y$ a" Lfather was not hugging him with bare skin and had
/ [- y$ o. t  u5 i, o3 ^been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
3 v4 r0 {6 t  ]( [test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
" G" d6 W0 y. T  c# F/ Glaboratory to obtain the test.+ V) g! B! p7 H+ `- q
Discussion/ A9 k3 g4 B6 z2 ^& W% s% G. l6 V& x
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
* P- B' L+ I- d2 H8 _1 ~sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
8 y1 s" r1 F' q, A+ pPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when- U5 u' ^8 U' e; _6 q+ b8 m
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
1 f. J5 G$ _+ s; [7 gthalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-8 T' |  W, g/ M% w, I8 _
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
. }% w# ], l, E9 q! T$ E9 E4 _may have a central nervous system lesion that is  r) F& n9 ~; _5 M1 E- \- a9 X& Z
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-+ Q# X  @  ]/ m
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-7 `" i" b1 r4 T4 {9 N* b' Y
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
$ W3 d9 R# p: Z/ L/ ^4 O3 Eboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
+ e+ N  L9 h9 _3 d! U' d+ Vization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-$ I9 d4 U! \; P/ H4 q7 e* {6 H
rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by0 N* r9 U  X8 p) d/ M, R0 S6 @4 G
gonadotropins.1,3
& N. |8 M1 a( |1 oGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-# A6 c: q7 u/ Y# p0 n7 Y! Y
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate4 @* c& [& Y; Y( _- J) N
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or. O( j6 _6 x3 t) f
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
! z4 t; O+ N* \. ], iulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
+ [1 }  j$ w3 g1 a! M5 P( h6 F: scongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
4 e1 ^5 h; a2 gadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious6 _+ w6 ?3 C" e2 z
puberty in boys.3,4, m5 I4 ]% P, s
The most common form of congenital adrenal
* `/ x5 p5 \6 Q6 r2 whyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.  J" C! c8 m' l" N2 e8 S
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in& y- h3 q! m  }; c* S
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
# O! J2 c( Y- B( x$ Wan adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen1 F1 E( H' h% ~0 ]
excess.1,33 Q& |: [8 Z* E+ O: p/ B' s. n
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/ P; r3 H$ T3 R542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
' \) J5 \7 d3 K+ ^9 [0 s5 [A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
* D7 R9 `8 R$ e' Z. @9 pindependent precocious puberty, which is also known9 p' M0 `8 E" j# X! E% q& |$ W
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a' W3 n: }/ h9 ]. [7 r! Y
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
5 W  |5 E) r0 G$ l8 B; v! x1 c! pwith this disorder are full pubertal development,; }# t8 d# `( Q3 N) C/ T/ |0 n
including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys# g8 V% c# I/ F, H* G- L0 S
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
2 L5 q: A/ y# C7 g8 [; Yare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
3 c$ c8 B6 C( S7 v) f! `pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
3 P% ^0 n) ]2 L/ w& a3 wreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
1 m; \. U9 `4 ^8 D9 ]6 p. rautosomal dominant disorder that affects only; j  G8 I. x6 [" G) `
males; therefore, other male members of the family2 h: q) D6 ~! M( b# A( b% Y+ E5 j
may have similar precocious puberty.3, Y. C! g: \( U* X) ^
In our patient, physical examination was incon-$ Z7 o( Z* t8 C+ ?- [
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-, v1 u, C3 Q  s. }( V9 ]  H
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis5 e/ ~5 z/ U+ h9 M' ^$ [! U7 [2 G
was in the differential diagnosis because his father- o9 j/ y/ f% x) ]0 K
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
; @0 g8 Z: n3 otesticular enlargement is not that evident in the1 w6 I: C+ T2 o! ^/ V2 }7 R
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
# D9 z3 q( A6 f# ]6 n+ G0 jative initial history of androgen exposure, our* f5 w" o7 h/ p- N. Y: g
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
: i1 a: t& ?. P3 ^either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
; i( J0 Q( g5 |* F8 P" _# m, kdeficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-) T, J8 A! O$ k, f
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
: t4 q% P4 G  K3 o( VThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly% h& |6 j" i" k& W' O  c6 R% ~
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because$ O/ h) c( z- k! C+ _
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-) a% z1 m! r; w4 |3 t
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and4 V( x( b1 h- R) q4 }5 D+ p3 o
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
" t7 ?9 G" B% v/ V5 b* Mterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was+ f$ `$ h6 k; S* S
using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’* X4 Q+ |4 |7 Q2 }- H2 j
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or  X: |$ ^9 h1 J9 }% {6 \
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
" a9 p- c! [! ^unprotected females through direct skin exposure.
3 t" W- r4 |( \/ b* T5 C# }Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
; y( l6 s+ x, M( ^& D: \1 _baseline value in those females who were exposed to
9 T9 U! v: H; K7 i- ?4 Qeven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
& p, o1 H+ A# x6 Upartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-' X3 V/ Y# l  }$ |+ g, M9 D
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.: T' N/ j% M5 @. k6 L5 B
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,# z1 M3 s, _' `& U- H) R
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
2 p) A  s! s. Wdermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
1 v, V6 F( Z# Z0 Fterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
# W& ^# r; e2 n$ |9 }active in young children exposed to testosterone
6 S+ }! @8 E& @; iexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
) q6 k6 v; r0 M" t5 sdrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to# p2 a0 L& J# [# f0 p
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in* l1 [4 @9 X. z. r* s
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
4 W: ~: k; V7 C- r7 sadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.% d/ X. B! F1 j5 `( K9 i
The long-term effect of androgen exposure during) P& f- ~* S  l8 x
early childhood on pubertal development and final
0 O, N, Z) W' j, _* _( e; Z6 o# xadult height are not fully known and always remain
# H2 w  @9 o* y0 ta concern. Children treated with short-term testos-( Y4 `+ p3 O* R) o" L- L' J
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
6 Z5 w! Z8 e+ p$ T4 x, W% macceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
8 ?; @. n7 Y. s$ U% Acessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
2 q, `4 A" E* b9 `decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,98 A4 b6 ~) a( s
There are conflicting reports and controversy% F2 h8 k7 u% `0 T
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult5 C0 W! Y! E  u* d5 T% `
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
' L0 h0 r) w5 R" d6 l2 Badult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
2 S/ ]' f/ Z- K# I; B2 A6 d% r1 ?8 Julation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
' o4 [" L, V" Z7 t1 QSutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
% b- [) n9 P; lchildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
. l/ S7 Z7 h0 Bpenile length in clinical studies.9 v1 n5 [6 x" @9 a( p
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
4 H3 X& q0 i. M7 k/ zgoing to experience any of the untoward effects from/ t) q" A: b/ r
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because, s2 z) v. Y/ b+ B2 v
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.% P4 G; S8 Y0 r# |8 l
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of  K# b2 Q4 e( P/ Z+ `! `6 W
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
4 }: D% v5 A, ?the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult+ c2 ^5 Z3 v$ b; m( l8 J' U+ F' |
height will not be affected.
! T* ^" y1 I' |/ L+ ?8 vAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-0 P# _- o2 c3 k4 A  [. m" }; f
ability of androgen products in our society may
4 r2 G: ^5 |9 cindeed cause more virilization in male or female5 F% m2 J! m6 O6 i: m4 I* L( C5 g) f
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-6 ?% X" ^+ t3 a& e, s0 O
gen products must be considered and specific ques-
# L' m4 J2 N4 [! D1 s* T. Otioning about the use of a testosterone product or9 G7 r2 N' R; E' v: f
gel should be asked of the family members during
. q( f) e0 P6 c9 ?& S0 k+ Wthe evaluation of any children who present with vir-
0 q8 V/ w6 V- P+ lilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
: n& g8 @1 j3 g/ F6 d9 n- nnosis can be established by just a few tests and by
4 r7 x) `( R' m. H) d( w5 s( A9 \( fappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a( Y' f$ G. a7 w. S0 h) p( ^
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
8 p; v4 k& C+ n: [+ l9 eresult in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
1 C2 u" s- ~/ r+ c6 Cinvestigation. The primary care physician should be
3 ~, u, J* e4 U  x' C9 I. Laware of this fact, because most of these children/ j  e- y  U6 i
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
: i5 o1 _2 r9 T: }) @1 [  [Desk Reference and package insert should also put a1 w5 M3 B6 g& F& Y8 ]; N
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or- e  U2 a; C+ B7 W- Y8 o4 i
female child who might come in contact with some-$ x: r- L( _8 ^% S
one using any of these products.
: P3 ~- G: i3 k& ^: n6 hReferences
6 B. |% B* Q( h5 h% k1. Styne DM. The testes: disorder of sexual differentiation
4 T" g( V2 I( n) o  yand puberty in the male. In: Sperling MA, ed. Pediatric. z, i: y7 B! X) C/ G! a1 U
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2002: 565-628.
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