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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old
- v* _2 H: Z( H% N" K' ]2 O) b% vBoy Induced by Indirect Topical/ S$ l: _* B8 `( @1 j
Exposure to Testosterone7 T, J" R+ K3 C7 Q1 l
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2- m) ^: U4 x. y! H1 E1 X
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD11 K9 d# t: ^( J6 A! \* l
Clinical Pediatrics! p/ `, B# A0 S7 x8 u1 L
Volume 46 Number 6
0 T1 v+ j) ?, v4 g' YJuly 2007 540-543
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Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,4 t! O( [6 k" N4 ^& c% q: b# a
is a significant concern for physicians. Central P" ~ N1 ~% H/ ], a
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
q- u8 V4 Y5 J1 j& Fthrough the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
, ]. ~+ [; j, l0 M& W7 Ga higher incidence of organic central nervous system
& y6 H# Q& P5 {9 {lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
. C! W8 ^! P* A9 xby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
' K- ^) S5 k/ V: rhair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-$ e3 }- F* ]6 l+ }) f1 }6 e1 l
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We/ P% u$ G/ {% y& \. l9 C
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
$ W, z1 C* Q5 E f4 ^6 Senlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
) K; Q: z- u4 b8 N+ {ment without testicular enlargement, which was due
3 S5 R8 V W' \5 T8 \- c- F$ b+ U/ a1 h- ?to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by3 w9 ^. V- a( w, Q
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-. |( t: Y0 K* L
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this- }. }9 n: c& I4 p+ x# n% n' _
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of% ^; J x, q+ S Y0 V5 i4 Q
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
" p6 S: A5 R. M# |6 L# l9 Qbly more common than the rare case report in the- T' I' [7 A! K& |: S
literature.4
6 ?) h$ D3 \) T9 C3 WPatient Report4 m" C7 y# ~/ Y0 a: }
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the2 a; A. g- Z2 r- I4 R8 e
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern) z3 g2 ?, D" T; z. X% f
of early sexual development. His mother noticed
) ^" Z; X4 [% plight colored pubic hair development when he was
& v4 F/ M& Z, jFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of) H& P5 v9 L: a+ _7 w3 ?6 {1 g
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.% [ N: J9 m" r
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
6 X2 X4 Y. z( b. h# J$ tProfessor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
* g+ T% Q( ^9 T s& }Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;# Y, w. g$ \7 z) ?
e-mail: [email protected].8 f- t+ Q6 b3 T! i# a
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became! @/ g. j9 M" y
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
: q/ W8 o- G* _% M& pment of his penis and frequent erections. The child. |: M. B# x2 ^( o1 B. ]1 n: w
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with- \7 m3 |9 G" M0 r7 N1 S! _
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
) u: f/ w! C5 w9 T' V20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
2 |! t# D/ k8 V1 C* J8 E3 bof life and was still receiving breast milk along with. Z5 M/ W' B4 i, |
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,+ n9 \8 s; W) P# t& c: W: v
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development1 \& E- T1 }6 E# K
was age appropriate.$ }1 d. s4 D$ ^2 S+ T
The family history was remarkable for the father,' `0 |! ^0 F. }% S
who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,0 u3 i J/ y3 M2 T- z
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
7 F2 ?$ m. }# t9 t. _ s) W/ Hheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat! n& p( n* W: w J4 ~
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.0 h: U0 f; M# E- L0 ?
The father denied taking any other medication. The A1 O. B6 \0 Q @' |
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
- B' j: W3 {/ g+ uwas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
; _/ s" D! R/ K) {0 h5 inches. There was no other family history of pre- |: j; j/ ~: u6 S/ l7 `
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
9 V, S$ v8 T4 U- ?7 Ytives. There were no siblings., {3 h' S: Q* m' O, m
Physical Examination' S, s/ F8 B) \( \
The physical examination revealed a very active,
B' R9 q4 G, Q6 G" jplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
* {( h9 j5 U/ ?a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
& S# |; R; r q& P3 W6 B% q90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg7 h% ~$ |( c- V( I) e; o
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth& q ?) |$ x& J* o
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
/ Y7 T- w) ?1 L0 R4 W: D8 X4 _3 {the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement. M) }6 h. x e" |" i- r
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for4 t3 K+ X5 l# C& g$ y8 y
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of& I. F! F( v& g
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well) s- \% [# t R) o0 z6 z
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around& T$ k+ R7 v8 W
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
4 g- K: L6 E7 s: T* e& d6 utesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.6 K: v' ^- ~" z# Y7 T; `
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat/ Z5 K- }, V4 O$ Q; p, g! C
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
6 g9 N0 ~0 C7 _# X7 Iabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots., b8 O1 f! }1 g1 h; w
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+; w. x( o$ |6 C& d
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion; i2 @! t& W+ x9 ^% M( o
of papilledema.+ y p% c' x4 @1 `6 @
Laboratory Evaluation
0 v* {4 Q2 P, d: qThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by% g1 Z2 e" n g1 w: P
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono- [( B7 I" i# L+ K
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal6 ?( h7 r7 T; u, {
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
F/ P: w( O e: N) F! m9 dshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-# k5 n, O, x7 m; D) E
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).: [9 M: h0 ], J/ ?* ^0 V
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
2 Y" x; p) ^6 R2 iurea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
+ G' k+ h5 O) N. h) ~( X& A% X5 s' Mwithin normal range for his age. The concentration
: Y. h0 j6 ?( t+ \: xof serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL! M* `4 G% u' Y
(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20, F- j" M/ q0 `# R
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
* T/ W' e4 v; l2 b' i( G+ ^terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),9 S* a9 U8 u' K/ r
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to
6 o9 t+ t5 A) W$ B6 y% |49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
5 T& [) D4 Y; v' fwas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-1 R0 `9 M s, {( c
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total/ p6 J; S! t; f' C5 d
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),! H/ b! E7 T `1 \. d; H
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than" `" m4 ]: s7 X% D7 `( J
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
& G" u3 s; H2 L d7 @, ~stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
7 N1 n7 \8 f, _7 r# |concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL2 i# `8 G4 Z6 x4 Q
(prepubertal).% C4 o3 q% U7 z: z7 _
The parents were notified about the laboratory
1 |" V1 X" F& Q- Sresults and were informed that all of the tests were
# n7 ]3 B8 s+ w& }4 Nnormal except the testosterone level was high. The9 i% b/ `5 L7 w# b3 ?1 q
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to! F* b/ j0 M4 E2 ]! {; Q
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
# Z, H& L: ], _ever, the family did not return for 4 months.) i; l7 b5 `" |. F) _* A
Physical examination at this time revealed that the* L& Y' _- u m: }1 g; n' m
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
9 S$ m0 H4 x* K* h2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
8 B% H# R, s d3 A/ L! q4 Runchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-1 T. n& a- `) s6 M
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
+ Y! u8 e" K1 \" g4 f1 I+ jthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
: h' ^2 T/ m; UmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
8 a& e1 f1 B& D) L, f4 [The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-: ?0 `" c& ~8 c: x; j$ l7 H
ing frequent erections.
- S8 u, S6 N) x$ ?Both parents were again questioned about use of
0 m" t% k [. d& f0 L" O+ z5 |any ointment/creams that they may have applied to
! f9 l% U- F2 n( s; h+ _the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
. t- M# _( v: U! N/ oTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
; w- O# a; n, N8 quse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-! S/ N2 F9 u2 p- b2 ^9 C
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for/ w$ u; u2 J0 ]2 |7 V
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed% ^* g; b" I9 Q- q$ }
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-# C: d V0 K, z% u9 p7 Q
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido
! t! `) S* u1 R1 |secondary to depression.. n) O& |) s. U( s4 L; ?( q
The child slept in the same bed with parents.7 n5 m( A; T4 O8 g
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
9 \% ^% Q0 Q6 q3 m- `chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
& z+ E' g' I$ g- A3 K# {nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
5 ]& k3 j6 \ L* w1 tThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
- t H ]$ {& x: Ywhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby! b7 A! i0 ?2 f7 {4 A* O$ _6 L5 O
was high, he then read the product information/ r- H' W3 O% J1 w8 {0 w+ j5 v
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
) s. }0 s8 H% b8 n/ _son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they3 [$ s% T( ~$ f6 \$ ^' t6 H ^
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
$ D' i$ S( z+ P+ gfather was not hugging him with bare skin and had
& f) Q0 d' b; `/ D4 y1 Rbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
1 Z2 q: @# W2 E/ _% X- k8 ]test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
; d6 h2 k) Y' U/ o8 W3 ~laboratory to obtain the test.
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Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
: F6 O+ B& e+ G+ _7 [sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4+ }7 B0 K$ A5 r# |9 {
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
6 \9 g2 A S& B" ^it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-' S( E) t/ J- n2 g! O( x4 J
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
. \3 ^: g/ X0 f2 g, M0 k) @/ Ymon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
( E; e( N2 Z" }may have a central nervous system lesion that is
3 \/ W4 t/ v* v2 tresponsible for the early activation of the hypothal-% p" r& L4 T6 ?6 @* L
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-; O1 y3 G' q5 _& ~
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in+ Y2 i& q( e" W% H% r
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
$ A Q1 f _ p8 t- O. @ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
5 M3 d; f2 R8 O7 orical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by) C6 ~) X- p: v e- }& a, F1 Q
gonadotropins.1,3 D& l8 `/ m E
Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
9 _( f: A* E* {9 V1 w5 a \cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
0 m+ p! v) T; f$ R$ E' x/ v% {androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or
6 Q9 x! D+ r" r% W! t) p8 J" @exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-6 {9 W3 \, I- p+ [0 n
ulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
" }" m) t* L; J9 T! t9 A' rcongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
; d* s4 N& }* m+ y/ P" r1 o4 Hadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
# U3 N& n/ r9 Y: x7 C& d8 G: \$ npuberty in boys.3,4+ ~2 P6 a3 x7 A# s
The most common form of congenital adrenal
' q: w4 I* J; L5 h5 E6 y% ]; V1 y+ Jhyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
" A* H8 o4 e" {- tThe 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
6 o; g- S1 ~7 Dexcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,9 X7 x1 J% ~/ k k9 f( P# O
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen) o! h# g" o3 M- g! |# N- h$ T/ r
excess.1,3
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A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
, S1 b4 Y9 E5 T Eindependent precocious puberty, which is also known# ?2 I/ b" n& T
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a: h0 n# q( c8 a
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
2 |5 { C: J/ S1 _with this disorder are full pubertal development,
' e+ D) F* T& c9 _8 C8 A# B# aincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
" [. j0 d, I( m) I* i: |with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
- Y/ q" Z$ V2 M: h Iare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show6 g2 l; ?: ?/ }5 e; }; S, ?) \
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin- T8 I5 h/ c# ?' o: k: l+ r, Q
releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked7 C6 T! o3 y% B. j0 O
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only0 E& y0 E9 K5 @$ |* G
males; therefore, other male members of the family
' @% H+ |* R, _. O0 O8 t$ K fmay have similar precocious puberty.3
6 w6 u0 T% Z5 F6 {5 N' bIn our patient, physical examination was incon-( s, ?" [+ O S4 P4 [ y# C
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-! O# ^ p: O# Y3 g. j
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis7 e0 Z0 l) M' |( l" }" X3 H8 [
was in the differential diagnosis because his father
! [# |. \' ~4 ostarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
- M0 K, ~3 _! F- v5 w( d: O6 L) Mtesticular enlargement is not that evident in the
- Z, B3 c( {6 rbeginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-: O0 s/ w% n h8 u
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our
8 y' N6 ~% Q4 `. T) w7 Y$ _biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,7 p, I% K, l& B0 L' u0 u) i/ _( A' E
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase, l2 c9 @. _$ |: \# f) P' v' S: [9 b9 V
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-8 _4 r+ `2 M6 x1 i1 t5 ^- T n9 B
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
/ v2 n5 `: ]4 F0 G/ [$ X& R$ VThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly& T" U3 O: m' s8 s
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because5 U2 L7 d4 l3 [2 Q$ s
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-% D! H6 j% e( [/ h
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
( j$ q( n' N% f4 p6 c" r! Qdecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-) h* ~# ` Q% }& C6 W0 R3 Y- A
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was5 @5 X. w% b$ j) K( v2 E8 |; [
using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’1 z) e9 E, t( g* b! q% X
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or- t8 U) `0 y4 S" N/ ?! ]
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to; Z- Q: K. v6 k
unprotected females through direct skin exposure.+ X- g8 Z! n# ]- _( P
Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
# b1 _. c6 A9 i& |baseline value in those females who were exposed to( W" M; M" e( r+ d w! m5 T, o
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male4 @9 j- P) O2 I+ V! K m% n: R5 h# W
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
$ T: F2 v6 ?# a5 Z- a$ ztion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.* _. }# I. W. _! h A
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
( T' ]% F( a- E+ q: Q. L1 ewhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that2 Q& v6 m# { p! b' u
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos- c: O3 S- B8 G. M+ i9 E: J5 Y. l
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
- ~" T6 g- R. q. `* i) D. c( Cactive in young children exposed to testosterone5 t# V+ `$ ]! l: P6 d5 O
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-2 K2 o! }4 j" z( G
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
_7 S4 _; n0 ]$ svirilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in' N6 Z+ J# g, Y- Y" H
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
6 n; z7 g6 U" v( p/ {, jadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
7 A; g/ K+ V! Q! r; z% i/ I6 h- @0 jThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during/ |; E! {4 u7 x
early childhood on pubertal development and final# l+ v+ x& }; ?; v2 {: ]
adult height are not fully known and always remain1 w4 `; n H* p) ~0 X) E
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-3 Q- E2 x3 N* g$ W
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
$ g- g% @$ V' V1 D6 h% }acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
6 H) L) `/ U5 [cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
0 A& W( O6 J. adecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
1 `. w% [- s& h) o, T3 i }There are conflicting reports and controversy4 `6 M( ^- Y: c' c: e; t
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult8 W9 j: l$ n4 ?: e2 Y7 M
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
M; n9 W: c3 a5 j l' ]! {0 Xadult penile length, apparently because of downreg-0 ^. `. ~1 O2 \( T
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,6 \, L, I8 B; |* _0 g/ z3 t. B7 C
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between6 g3 X, _; |+ G- b( a( X/ q
childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult# [* L2 ~* ~ ?* c* _, [
penile length in clinical studies.( q U: C% h. S3 P0 J0 J0 }
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
5 X+ [( Q0 K' k v Kgoing to experience any of the untoward effects from
" S5 g6 U/ Y8 I# q- E" ctestosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because, E; g, s. A0 y$ B. l4 q
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
7 @2 H. ] O; A) F8 A$ ~4 C# |Although the bone age was advanced at the time of3 c9 o# v+ L3 Q8 _5 k7 R' H) W
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at) x3 g3 Y- e: f
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
4 y/ D$ T0 M" U( _) D% [2 p+ |+ dheight will not be affected.6 Z' u; E9 g$ }$ ]
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-) h0 z2 ^* T0 o% R
ability of androgen products in our society may
1 {; V O1 S; [* r# v; Jindeed cause more virilization in male or female/ p0 @3 j) T. m% V6 d8 l
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-2 H8 @ k% Y9 H. \2 G7 R$ P
gen products must be considered and specific ques-; X k# a6 `+ ~
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or: v! j9 ]7 k2 ]+ j+ N: Q1 s
gel should be asked of the family members during
) ]" a1 w* u, V& e" Vthe evaluation of any children who present with vir-
3 U. v; i& d- |5 h: p/ z2 H- |8 Qilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-! N) T& j! O2 n! C9 w2 O
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by
' u% R+ v; X* cappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a
: o- L# L) L( G V. P* C2 |6 Fhistory, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
- j. |+ k! W& O, cresult in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive( u6 W' q+ m- q. o
investigation. The primary care physician should be
' g4 h/ f7 e% _' P" L% f! ]6 Raware of this fact, because most of these children/ e: Q6 u8 A) B: ~" B Z% T1 h: V1 ^
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
1 W) C% l6 ? d+ TDesk Reference and package insert should also put a+ q- C6 W4 D* z# [
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or9 J" y% k! H' v) X; q/ a3 ]) b/ D
female child who might come in contact with some-
4 B- V O5 a5 E2 Lone using any of these products.
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