Evaluation and management of precocious puberty
Abstract
Puberty is an important event in adolescence. Altered timing of puberty brings about anxiety and fears in both the child and parents. Precocious puberty is usually idiopathic in a girl whereas a secondary cause needs to be excluded in a boy. Diagnosis and management require a careful evaluation in a logical sequence. The normal variants of puberty may not need extensive investigations but child will have to be followed up. The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to a child with precocious puberty are discussed in this article.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sjdem.v3i2.6365
Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013; 3: 76-79
© 2014 Navoda Atapattu, KSH de Silva, published by Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists
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