DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Premature appearance of secondary sexual characteristics (girls before the age of 8; boys before the age of 9) due to primary or secondary increase of gonadotropins.
ClassificationThis section has been translated automatically.
- Complete or real pubertas praecox:
- Increased gonadotropins (causes: brain tumours, brain malformations, phacomatoses, idiopathic genesis; familial occurrence; hypothyroidism; exogenous hormone intake). S.a. Albright syndrome.
- Pseudopubertas praecox:
- Androgen or estrogen active adrenal or gonadal tumours; see also adrenogenital syndrome, congenital adrenal gland tumours.
- Incomplete pubertas praecox:
- Overproduction of steroid hormones.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
- Complete and pseudopubertas praecox:
- premature breast development
- premature pubes and axillary hair
- premature menses
- premature penis and testicle growth
- premature growth spurt
- premature acne.
- Incomplete pubertas praecox:
- only partial symptoms (premature menses, premature pubic and axillary hair, premature breast enlargement, mono- or bilateral).
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer