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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old$ H4 f- Y# J% X
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
* S9 ^1 q, V1 @( wExposure to Testosterone3 y! V @" L& d! o
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
) f0 w; E7 b/ j8 i) Y- Y& V% x% D# uand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1" v; h4 e; ]& @) q
Clinical Pediatrics6 U/ M& _+ m5 p' q7 n, Z: j4 T
Volume 46 Number 6( x( R7 {* V, }$ F
July 2007 540-543
# ]0 X. V; K# p7 K$ w# A© 2007 Sage Publications k* E% S- J1 _+ D* \2 C
10.1177/0009922806296651
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Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,1 g4 s0 `0 ^* j4 q9 W
is a significant concern for physicians. Central: r+ v7 e; C& k$ B
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
p, x+ t& \: ?& d' `& N$ jthrough the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
+ q& F" z9 ` S) F+ U/ `# |a higher incidence of organic central nervous system
9 ^4 Z, L5 c; e, {/ \& i Llesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
0 l% [2 k3 L4 J9 C/ C) iby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
& _5 o( E# G. \5 B3 }2 }2 {4 M9 r8 Fhair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-, w* E+ Y: ~( `& @$ x
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We7 c- P |6 T. `) v! r
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the' S3 a% d9 D- f( N9 t p: p
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
4 ~ H+ b2 p. [/ iment without testicular enlargement, which was due" _& H- L- U0 F" n- \6 A5 M
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by$ R! D; [$ N3 l1 e3 ^0 c7 O
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-! A$ ?3 q& t$ C+ p4 Y8 D7 I! y
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this
$ H! I, z6 L5 f# }; x! _3 I& bchild. Given the widespread and easy availability of: m5 V9 F6 U8 H9 l9 Z; X! P3 b) |
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-0 y+ Z. B1 k7 M% T
bly more common than the rare case report in the
G [; Q6 c9 I$ j! Iliterature.4
& {8 z6 t1 ^. u( K" _, \! [6 @! aPatient Report3 _; k. t3 Z+ V2 P* b! R
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the! {' ]) I8 c& E. y: m
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
5 h6 R( I/ j* H# W$ @' \( L% hof early sexual development. His mother noticed
% d X1 a& @% w1 dlight colored pubic hair development when he was2 x- u4 {7 y1 ?4 d2 T
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
; @. v, o& D$ a% x" RSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
" Z! C! G" a% uAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,/ a, O- h& s7 ?+ F* I& Y8 N
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of% y( T$ F7 w+ m$ t4 a
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;
- X1 ~6 r; u' H0 r; P/ D0 l5 ~e-mail: [email protected].9 u+ @7 b+ g3 O) U1 X+ H2 h9 k9 @' y
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became
, k' v r1 }5 ?$ Vdarker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
4 A: \9 X' ~& U( ^! [! W7 H" sment of his penis and frequent erections. The child
3 }% l' a7 Q# d, _6 U+ U; owas the product of a full-term normal delivery, with! U( U0 k- Q, J. T' _" c
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
, Y) K+ q4 ?" H7 z4 Z. J; a, D20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year. B, N m+ b2 J9 s) V
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with# M& x) ~# I- o+ g' u
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
, o3 V) w/ ^1 Qand his psychosocial and psychomotor development) B9 O) a* u5 ]* s
was age appropriate.
# V7 p; P' d' l7 FThe family history was remarkable for the father,
5 e8 T1 D- {) ?who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,/ _) @5 d# k1 @5 @. t2 ]! a
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
2 ?# q7 `* G6 m/ ]* ]height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
" G2 a' k+ I. Dearly puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
2 }) ?0 d) _; M9 a! Z& T% aThe father denied taking any other medication. The
" f! }) `5 E% W3 I6 b0 |0 s* Lchild’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
+ s- X0 `5 V) mwas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet6 u0 Q- L8 f. q# R5 ?
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-& v5 i+ b$ a$ q& b% y. b
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-0 f) }. v( K" C, o& z' v2 r
tives. There were no siblings.
! [: j4 x2 m! h' M0 h+ oPhysical Examination
4 T/ n! s% Z4 XThe physical examination revealed a very active,& ?/ E; _! J" V+ Q. o
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented3 k! l: f y* r# J
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
0 L X# Z4 N: B. k; P' X& b90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
2 e2 r2 {) F4 A(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
' Q& I' N. N# e* h, j" `1 @6 Bvelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
9 K( X' H E L1 F& R; R# L8 Kthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
# b; J7 N, G; A( e- WThe genitourinary examination was remarkable for3 i: [8 }$ W0 U% K
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of
9 P4 {6 P- J1 R# I' v \8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
+ j, |; `' I) z# k3 |developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around: t }* ~2 U3 T. b: ]1 Q9 P
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2 I( w/ q4 U# N$ @the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The: @! p+ k6 ^$ B, B& {
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.& @7 w6 W( ]+ B# q& A4 m7 M0 V; H
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
- N/ L0 @. j/ t! aoily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
0 e( G( E1 ]1 Q; R% M A9 xabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.5 @. X+ Y7 W' i2 c/ ^' \
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+! m1 ^- }( F" X! ?! V6 v: ^
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion* W7 s& _. _- c3 u
of papilledema.
5 ^" `$ I$ |( i* ~Laboratory Evaluation; t$ }: T, A9 c' V
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by
- v- ?, g0 R, E+ V) susing the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-: f: z" K) e" L
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal. Z1 Y+ Q2 t8 J! m0 f
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
; ` a& M& [ U0 Lshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-) e+ _: E3 L( Z1 g$ b
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).; o! ~9 u* {* _$ ?( Z- ^1 e
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood9 R! E5 C8 Z8 U: l0 h9 F
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were& `. t$ y* p0 k; G0 Z
within normal range for his age. The concentration; [' c. {+ [; J6 u( \( ^
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
8 g( q; r) W$ p# T" p/ d(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
" k9 }% B I7 r* ]/ Yng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-! @- g) `5 o, O0 d
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
2 v% M' B) F( n, H; edesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to( V* I( f8 ]# \4 \6 Q% L E' n
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)8 J9 V8 n/ s' a
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
; B5 ^* R0 g7 m5 stisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total* X9 o' W) u' o c, m ?, H9 P: y
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
( U2 n. Q: T1 c9 c' q$ C) q4 F# `and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
1 Q2 t8 A8 ?6 S: a$ g6 M. P5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
6 S {) U9 X' k+ P5 s" j& jstimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
8 {1 b4 v( V, r; dconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
% \: I, U3 a( g, L4 g1 L7 }/ h6 _(prepubertal).* M: A, L! N+ s/ h; o
The parents were notified about the laboratory/ M8 J: m' e: O7 m
results and were informed that all of the tests were# F8 j$ d; H; J- F1 K3 ]; K
normal except the testosterone level was high. The
- i( ?* o: U: c1 dfollow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
& O+ u+ ^% \! X5 ?$ Z" ^obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
6 J; G- w: K- B: ~: r. C5 H- oever, the family did not return for 4 months.
0 [; f0 {4 _# K# P& k% p+ r0 SPhysical examination at this time revealed that the% E) b, H( Q7 t- C- b
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
; e% K/ x% R. P4 q F2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained7 @! F( m* o9 U( b0 D. u$ Z( @" H
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-7 g, X. o; v- ?1 a+ Z
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
( A/ Z/ ~# ]3 zthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
9 A" a( o; ]) A( T; y; bmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
3 L! n8 F8 `5 a5 G5 M$ V+ K5 t! sThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
( J* P! ?( X6 m3 b( \ing frequent erections.6 k8 |; y8 A0 F# m- m) A9 ^, I
Both parents were again questioned about use of
! \: k5 f2 z q; y) ^' }5 ^, `any ointment/creams that they may have applied to' l* w: P- j2 }0 R1 d+ l
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the; d n, O7 F' D- X% |1 Z
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
. {* O3 e/ x3 Luse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-8 Z1 v; L4 a% U7 q2 O7 |
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for
0 l( v) r$ {- ~- s O: Na year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
. c" `, j Y/ m9 f) p1 w: fto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
8 v8 D: H( ]% X" [- K" Tscribed by his family physician for decreased libido- l9 d ~! E" ]/ U
secondary to depression.
% o, x+ B& p' O: h1 N) s, P9 j$ v$ HThe child slept in the same bed with parents.
5 {6 u* o7 i+ f( U/ x9 ?The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
3 ^3 D. a7 L# P9 h% J) r echest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
) F0 z6 m) \" I" V0 O$ }2 [nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
9 A1 j' d/ d5 uThe father also admitted that after the phone call,, a/ Q' M; J) N: l- b" m4 Q/ k; D
when he learned the testosterone level in the baby
0 s ]+ L3 \! ?' Jwas high, he then read the product information" J% M' x* w" Q& ^8 ]
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
: z# b2 o. m4 nson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
- z7 Y, O2 L. f' F) ]decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the0 S* e8 @6 z; v' o2 Y5 A
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had
. l1 }5 p; r4 J& s' J( q2 Kbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
* i4 i& X+ z" R; I2 `1 ?( Htest was ordered, but the family did not go to the, o3 k, g5 m. }5 w) k2 m( W
laboratory to obtain the test.
: [% q. U7 t* V; U) s' \, g' q* p% GDiscussion' A$ l6 r) H& ?. F; o, z
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary7 W- ]3 [1 N/ r. e
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,42 Z- Z: H3 F+ o5 y
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when: V& y( q9 D" a; C& i. c
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
2 P; L; c! V- ~, _, A# A1 }thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
7 E: k; Z- \- l- p6 N' smon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP' V2 G- ?$ z R; b- G4 l) m
may have a central nervous system lesion that is' l' u5 L+ W9 T3 X" d# U2 t" a
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
1 p/ K8 G+ T/ [* Q0 O- |' yamic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
l9 S0 x/ G& asis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
3 Y1 S9 T0 J7 j; m9 }! xboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
& C0 G9 f, O% m* wization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
8 B- Y% f& @' srical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
0 I- f; g2 E" H4 A. f3 Cgonadotropins.1,3
0 f2 z' K# a k/ SGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-, K+ v, u/ o2 s" F v! Y
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
' U- d, D5 e% d5 m6 [1 F# i8 ^* Y2 j0 u8 Landrogenic stimulation from either endogenous or( O; H3 i' b+ u. {$ O9 j
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
. g" B5 V j( W7 X) t" M7 Iulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
7 q* b3 a+ F& j: k8 _! y% ? Zcongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive4 v# G, o2 Q6 o% [6 S0 h
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious7 u4 z* T2 f. W: m1 t8 J; e
puberty in boys.3,4* V" K7 J4 E4 M2 F+ c* e' L9 r
The most common form of congenital adrenal
9 D) T6 V% F" d2 z$ O) Bhyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.* a$ |! S6 J1 C' |) O
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
# q3 `/ Z% b+ }excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
+ T% z/ P5 a: T% U, Gan adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
! v+ k, I1 Q$ L) o/ wexcess.1,3
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007. J% J) k6 G: n. n9 y; H6 O
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
+ g6 o# G% a ^+ N9 `* u8 j; Tindependent precocious puberty, which is also known
* H. Q6 ?& j; M2 f2 uas testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a& F! q' a0 d' |
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
, O4 ~2 a( P1 Ywith this disorder are full pubertal development,1 ^& t# P2 K0 T2 v8 m
including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys9 C' j# T5 {8 r) ]
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
4 O: x# c8 k5 v0 } Pare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show) A* |/ \3 Y+ q" z+ e3 ?
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-- N8 ^6 s4 e8 }
releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
; b- E; `) p! b7 \" g mautosomal dominant disorder that affects only
+ y) ~0 E1 {; J/ Zmales; therefore, other male members of the family+ u( ~1 q6 P" _9 A: x+ F& m
may have similar precocious puberty.3
' [" J" r$ Y. a# AIn our patient, physical examination was incon-
# j; Y: s8 Z& e6 asistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
! ^. a+ V% `; X9 x0 Rcles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
7 Z) X, z# |: a Lwas in the differential diagnosis because his father
1 l" n% R- Y/ M1 g2 Lstarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,/ k% h1 I: Q4 Z) i
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the% [/ c3 e! n7 T( a; U) A
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-+ ]/ [5 o. B* c! T* ?! J
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our' P0 }' W* k1 U0 q4 v4 a/ M* N
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,% H8 A6 ?: X6 |( Q0 A$ d
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
$ L4 ^# _# p" Z1 ? ~$ o. J: ]deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-5 @7 @+ n! b e G; ?- _
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
* R: ^9 |9 d0 n' R- q/ tThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly3 \$ E) |& X. A2 m/ x' T
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because' J0 a+ h& |8 a/ k0 u1 R9 W) ? s
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-$ {# U/ ~+ _' d8 t
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and9 C$ `+ i; n' F8 f7 [$ p/ m$ h+ e
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
) M0 h/ C6 j# Jterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
3 z' [$ N, U0 T* M. a- K; Ousing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’/ x5 V7 Q* T. f. E
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or) j/ A: B. e4 b* n0 e( u
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
& u2 c! [/ U5 yunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
* e/ g' @, w3 C: k4 F5 LSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the P+ h" R* ?' U3 X2 d
baseline value in those females who were exposed to; z( ^: ^) o! Z6 e8 |: G, u; L( b! C6 q
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
6 ~0 z& K6 E& N3 z2 X# J5 Q# Lpartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-2 }2 }' o' ], v! @ a! k
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.
; E: t$ e Q* _5 _Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
* V0 V. Y4 ]2 Kwhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that1 Q5 }6 p; y2 O$ p
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-! x0 T4 C+ B+ m* j0 J* {
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more5 Y m5 I5 J9 k4 t8 _
active in young children exposed to testosterone
9 {5 p& _) {6 {4 Hexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
/ |, H$ v. E* `8 ^drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
4 Z. N2 F9 ~& s! Y8 `virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in, P- U7 ^. R9 \4 x l' ~) B, G
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
' X R, Q: K4 s0 z$ oadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.$ }9 h+ ^8 \5 ]6 T; F+ Y c
The long-term effect of androgen exposure during
3 A( t5 x4 L6 Y) M7 X7 Nearly childhood on pubertal development and final( E( F+ u+ X! ~ ]) c, i
adult height are not fully known and always remain
! V& X( e% t; N# j# Ba concern. Children treated with short-term testos-* G2 t- T% X$ r* k( f# f
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
- z3 V; |" T& O5 ~7 Macceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
7 g4 r* z* U' x6 P5 p8 ecessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
3 x4 u* P+ k M5 f; h, Y) b* x* A* z0 pdecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,90 U+ w. J9 _6 _
There are conflicting reports and controversy( [2 U& e* d- i( z- b
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult; c$ N$ ]0 b( i) V, h$ p$ e
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal/ h9 G8 [' a6 {1 p
adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
3 Q. e- z! c8 z/ P0 a- Fulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,3 i/ K4 S. O2 S, D* Y3 q
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between- B$ C8 g; T: H% a0 e) ?( U, `
childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
- ]0 \: W; a3 z; \3 p% y$ Hpenile length in clinical studies.
8 N8 g5 R+ L7 w- N) RNonetheless, we do not believe our patient is0 U/ {3 g1 {' C7 E; K
going to experience any of the untoward effects from. @2 p. `& Y, J) k& D
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because9 ~0 n5 Y# i' v2 Q
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time." n; l+ ]& J5 q& L) ?. L, h
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
0 V2 k& w: w( }. v, Z' [diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
5 D5 g$ _" ]! uthe follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult1 a/ L) `" ]3 s# `: a. A# @) u. [
height will not be affected.
7 `. c9 u2 V; Q5 S" dAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-7 w; @ q5 F3 T G2 [# P5 x J0 }( _
ability of androgen products in our society may
& f& h: }& M/ p$ S, t2 z0 \indeed cause more virilization in male or female
0 Y# D! W: m, i8 F. T" {children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-
& Z, I( r( p* r0 ]% s6 Bgen products must be considered and specific ques-5 m* f }4 B2 K5 ^( U
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
( l; r8 u7 y3 Y/ Z' p, }gel should be asked of the family members during' x0 y6 M4 r, F4 `2 @; E
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
8 j, l4 C1 h* Y1 e0 D, U6 Ailization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-- w# ]4 A; w! h" T4 Y
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by Q d5 a- i- z
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a9 a9 @( _5 I; @' Y0 s7 X8 G5 O' h
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
5 M, ` W6 B) G0 Gresult in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
* u/ Y# e! g6 ^6 k! B" finvestigation. The primary care physician should be7 T6 _* N) A4 ~0 M: [' i' x
aware of this fact, because most of these children
, z" ]$ M* u) Y, `8 g$ smay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
# T) C" Q6 K* mDesk Reference and package insert should also put a
7 N. R" f2 \9 C! m. Mwarning about the virilizing effect on a male or
2 D* z& \9 Z2 ~0 V0 o1 \9 {female child who might come in contact with some-
' Q+ Z. J, X7 R# ^one using any of these products.
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