RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145458104
T1 Precocious Puberty in Boys
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458104
RD 2024/04/19
AB Puberty  is  considered  precocious  in  boys  if  secondary  sexual  characteristics  appear  before  age  9  yearsWhile  the  frequency  of  central  precocious  puberty  is  much  lower  in  boys  than  girls,  boys  are  more  likely  to  have  an  associated  CNS  abnormalityIn  addition,  several  types  of  gonadotropin-independent  (peripheral)  precocious  puberty  occur  in  boys