TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Precocious Puberty in Girls
A1  - Hay, Jr, William W.
A1  - Levin, Myron J.
A1  - Deterding, Robin R.
A1  - Abzug, Mark J.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
AB  - Defined  as  pubertal  development  occurring  below  the  age  limit  set  for  normal  onset  of  pubertyMore  common  in  girls  than  in  boysMany  girls  showing  signs  of  puberty  between  6  and  8  years  of  age  have  a  benign,  slowly  progressing  form  that  requires  no  interventionAge  of  pubertal  onset  may  be  advanced  by  obesityCentral  precocious  puberty  in  girls  is  generally  idiopathic  but  may  be  secondary  to  a  central  nervous  system  (CNS)  abnormalities,  including  but  not  limited  toHypothalamic  hamartomasCNS  tumorsCranial  irradiationHydrocephalusTraumaPeripheral  precocious  puberty  (GnRH-independent)Occurs  independent  of  gonadotropin  secretionCan  be  caused  by  ovarian  or  adrenal  tumors,  ovarian  cysts,  late-onset  congenital  adrenal  hyperplasia,  McCune-Albright  syndrome,  or  exposure  to  exogenous  estrogen  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458113
ER  -