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is a significant concern for physicians. Central/ g* V% D7 F w% P; U( x! @
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
% U, E1 M! H" ^5 Uthrough the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
2 T$ |" E0 |$ y V) y6 t! t: ca higher incidence of organic central nervous system3 }+ c7 Z4 n0 A$ T( f
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
* c# O$ y1 N2 z8 _1 B, Tby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
3 H3 I L X- a/ ehair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-$ i }# } T! C: a
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We6 A+ _8 \7 g- e2 R0 q6 ~
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
- j) E' Q0 s8 e- R. R" M0 I5 ^enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-) _. m0 }9 s" v: k) h3 q( X7 L& R
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due
- G5 x# I. N n7 \6 a1 |to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
) k+ q$ I+ l3 j7 G. cthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-
2 b1 Y1 c v. w" e8 xmation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this! E" c M5 A* `3 y: H! }3 Y
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of
# K" t' d9 }4 M( Etestosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-: m) x" \/ j, j6 `7 U5 f
bly more common than the rare case report in the
) l* H% X' t, S# {* F4 Qliterature.41 F. q! \5 M% X: i% K* J+ b
Patient Report9 _" H2 g3 P$ c
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the% d+ e- l) v* x4 Y$ p1 @7 u
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
6 j" T" c+ K. z p Y) G, V% J& Oof early sexual development. His mother noticed
R5 n7 A/ ~2 h1 u3 u; ylight colored pubic hair development when he was
3 B) |6 J! c# M9 h, cFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
' X; C V+ r7 e! bSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.1 m; C' Y& y/ S0 J
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
- L; q% L. c: ^& _$ N1 NProfessor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of9 x' j3 I: g4 O0 t
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;/ d1 W: Z; N% N3 H$ ]0 s
e-mail: [email protected].
1 Z: y5 i! O! j# qabout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became
, _$ B% ?5 ~6 Y" ~! Wdarker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-) o% F2 [! e; C
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child
; ~6 R, H4 `& m7 Xwas the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
# }" y7 W% e8 o3 k6 a7 Sa birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
: O8 z, T8 C2 f4 i7 W' T# E( j20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year, R6 c' m9 K, z _
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with/ [8 E' Y$ d- R3 y/ E% f
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery, O) g7 a2 n3 h5 }. H
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development+ e$ b3 v _6 z2 ?% \
was age appropriate.
# G7 i0 j1 c+ Y4 a: s6 O/ z3 H: j0 RThe family history was remarkable for the father,$ R: D" V2 Z; K; G. G
who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,. m/ h, V% e7 O6 b4 e
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s2 U2 o" V4 V1 ^! i
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat0 w, V/ k" A" K7 R
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.: T& I- r! |3 G, @2 c- Y
The father denied taking any other medication. The8 E; u% @' U, W9 g7 ~- X$ R1 |
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche/ U* s# z# l6 f7 B: x9 I
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
( U9 Q* ]9 c/ U9 J# q5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
! I0 Z+ f5 h/ G8 E7 Fcocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-8 b' r) Z2 A* {9 j
tives. There were no siblings.
2 x1 u: `4 L# I1 @, _Physical Examination b- G# Q, ^1 N8 H
The physical examination revealed a very active,9 G. B, M6 K" x d, V# d0 b' B
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented8 X- m0 S8 B6 i' @- H1 }9 O
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
, U/ E% H5 N4 X3 ]' w. g3 ]& o8 `90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg6 I/ g/ h- K( c2 S5 [' ~7 B1 O
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth1 B: H3 r9 i! v8 `" F
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of3 S0 C' s" E L) ~
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.# \7 ?; b4 M3 r X
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for
d" N8 V8 c+ l. S Y* Benlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of# ~5 O& u& f" @+ i/ p7 l$ w7 E
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well! H; X$ G1 p: \
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The! ?: Y. `: z3 r% O
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.
- B% U h% B+ EThe skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
8 A4 U$ \- t! c% Joily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no* t' K; U7 y V' W
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
) C* U# z8 D' ~' m+ t( BNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+: b: k3 H+ {: j) J3 z
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
9 _6 p0 H5 L$ ^' }# ^* [5 k' oof papilledema.$ t2 P H6 i' @+ A' T) Z( Y
Laboratory Evaluation9 ~4 G: z6 \/ f* Y
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by
& ^$ q. i" w5 z! Rusing the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-" H6 p8 ^; ^: G" G, b
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal/ ]8 ?/ G3 t2 h0 ~( J
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
8 M+ L0 {+ h9 M$ _2 k( {showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-, G% e. R4 p. [% T+ y5 C3 z }% w
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
( f8 @" ]0 z* Z8 MThe concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
3 Q# e& u$ m- [2 t$ ]2 N: \. |urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were) \" t# n9 [, g
within normal range for his age. The concentration, j, s. G! l* i7 a. u" X& c9 {
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
6 U9 t" W! z4 d, b(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20& t: H* u* S& Y
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
' G0 x! ?3 P# r1 n7 P0 ^terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
0 C @) L d$ d* i6 |, T5 ~6 S2 _) tdesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to: g0 ^3 X3 |8 `% I
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
. {; W9 }! J! k' J* {was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
" s8 J% u. V9 A atisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total* ?. n: e- s$ ~ j. C' m `5 _6 m2 X
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),/ {8 [( f* O3 K0 ^6 k, n Z
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
X: J+ P7 Z. J) V5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
R) t( U% Q' n) x+ c& ?6 r& K" Dstimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
' V# V2 {. m$ I0 Mconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
6 q9 G9 m4 I F( L(prepubertal).
4 j8 E$ e+ _/ ]The parents were notified about the laboratory
0 G% R9 K1 T8 |) B. Q4 mresults and were informed that all of the tests were
1 V5 S: ^6 f Q; K5 b. a2 Nnormal except the testosterone level was high. The$ G( d' P6 |6 E; b, s
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
" ]+ g0 W- ]: A: Xobtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-2 W( ^0 j' i& Y5 V6 |' `
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.% S7 x# V! ?$ E i. M
Physical examination at this time revealed that the+ a# o7 x7 i# v: S" e1 a) w
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
b' Z9 r2 d5 F5 k2 j2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained8 _# z& i4 J0 Z/ L& O. p K
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
- f3 k* X& s9 T D, opletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
7 `4 _! C6 D% e: C3 D/ W- t, ethe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2" b/ A" P+ O" W3 A% J3 b- z5 L' [$ ]
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.1 O. v2 d% `3 v- C# t) p, ^
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-7 t- I8 j4 w# Z4 e3 D
ing frequent erections.. J* p0 P& W8 f& f+ n# \5 X l, e
Both parents were again questioned about use of2 z6 a$ _& T& f' b% s
any ointment/creams that they may have applied to
h" [! v0 ]& |* ythe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the7 e( C1 ]) Z( Y: E
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541: z9 v" I' d! D/ U9 U x6 L
use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-# Z' }' i3 {- `
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for* @0 {0 e" N/ D: [/ z
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed; b7 \2 a I! `: W- I' i
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-5 S- i% c( ]0 g& Z; j, P# K
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido8 l; H b% d2 L* `8 ?1 Q
secondary to depression.
4 ^5 J7 @/ E: E1 EThe child slept in the same bed with parents.
; {( H' U% I6 ^0 X9 W: tThe father would hug the baby and hold him on his8 d. M$ N; a R2 P/ z5 t
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-1 ^% I$ u: }; h/ n
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
, f8 I+ d" u& H+ v P! FThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
# q9 i- p$ L9 s" K" ~1 Vwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby5 s( p3 u) T( Q1 X
was high, he then read the product information
5 J6 L# \6 O/ W3 X* k7 _* Q$ Dpacket and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
8 D' j' O8 Y2 r% A9 M# G- @( B, L- Fson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
, O4 j$ M, j4 |) I% @0 udecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the; F; [2 V" P! i5 H, N
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had
6 z# L/ L, U+ K {* x0 I5 ?) nbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
' Y: i( O% E- [+ G- }test was ordered, but the family did not go to the! H v% F( ?, N
laboratory to obtain the test.
* ?/ k0 K; d2 m" f# cDiscussion' Y* E0 Q. n' v% T" m/ D* ]) c( ~
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
- f0 s) D6 p9 @6 `+ Fsexual development before 9 years of age.1,42 s& Z: [* T0 Y i5 J5 w+ D- L4 J
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when9 `4 E$ Y2 B0 D% g* B2 ?
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
( F V, Q3 a! y9 ]2 Rthalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
+ t" I' L9 u+ p: Y+ ?7 K; \& ymon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
) @3 |( v0 S7 ]8 Z) g% Ymay have a central nervous system lesion that is
9 n+ o' i/ l2 Uresponsible for the early activation of the hypothal-4 C3 [$ H# n" l- w9 _5 c7 p
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
3 O% P' _4 o) Y2 |! Ssis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in7 a# k* F# v/ o, ]* r4 u" s& N! l
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-3 Y$ J: n& A- Y$ m: }- P
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-# U, C) J) B: G9 @
rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by8 o! r. Z' D6 X6 f( H
gonadotropins.1,3
3 Y4 R. W; \* B8 V0 E: C; l( qGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
8 m1 I' l* D K$ v& Zcious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate) w( n' ]2 s7 N* W
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or. q7 g; L9 d" R' k
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
+ m% }' g) K7 ?, ~. Zulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
* p4 l# F) y( ?! [congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
: l" `: c. B- X( I4 Y' S- _/ }9 hadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious1 v+ A8 j: [& r- ?& P/ Q' p
puberty in boys.3,4
' j Q# g+ N9 F; e- g* R5 ~0 }: ^' {The most common form of congenital adrenal) B& Q- R& N2 X/ M$ r
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
1 k! z3 N/ v( g- a* f3 }9 yThe 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in, _' [+ }0 ]! @4 n- n5 \3 n7 w- v' f
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,4 r) F6 ]+ T% x! A: u* V
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen/ B1 C% U9 |3 M7 M& r! b$ s
excess.1,3' S# \7 k( S- f5 b {
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
/ T; `1 p, f3 u; V6 R3 JA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-4 r& N! X7 v6 ?( J
independent precocious puberty, which is also known l: i( N- f9 L$ M
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a: Q5 v' U& `1 T& l- o
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
/ f, A( D2 ~* b' pwith this disorder are full pubertal development,& R+ e4 b; n6 `- s0 c+ }
including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
9 [$ Q: L: f8 D5 _with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
- M$ D' G9 q9 j5 aare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
. o- m. _; y! W/ G6 P' B1 Rpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
) Y3 e. V8 n# j; vreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked3 r, A5 v* G$ [2 V! q
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only- \. f @! x4 i& A; v* p1 h
males; therefore, other male members of the family5 ?- C6 a7 K' z
may have similar precocious puberty.3
& y6 g/ b. W" t6 Q( @In our patient, physical examination was incon-" Y* l) W9 m3 ~- P0 s2 t1 r. r" F; S
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-! j+ q2 P9 ]3 |% W2 C+ f
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis- n4 _* m% V% @/ |$ A* r
was in the differential diagnosis because his father
9 X. h% u% u( G# Istarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,$ b7 M Q2 y5 f
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the
- S B+ _2 r ?) Rbeginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-, X, h) |1 { ?* v1 h" W/ G7 c
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our+ K8 Z4 G `% s" J& }( }
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,$ k+ X3 P: u9 o! o$ g: s" n
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
7 h. m4 {: h) rdeficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
1 D; s6 s. @$ m7 v1 ting the normal level of adrenal steroids.
& P6 }4 I# k; I" w" u8 ~3 RThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
3 j/ Y h3 e! ?3 {suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because
& L( t* p) |' V" ^! @, e0 tthe physical examination revealed the complete disap-
" a& C& d6 C* J3 B% Y( mpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and( z: w+ h t3 C7 R( @0 x/ p4 f
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-# S! v( W3 b; @
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
8 |5 p# O( H! P, Gusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’8 ^/ E, H5 B& ?- X( H+ A% W
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or4 P1 o7 x( h$ Y8 y3 v
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
7 C& Q$ v& u. P( K1 |2 Q& Runprotected females through direct skin exposure.
+ T1 Z# @: z) g) L: NSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the, k" M v! s" [. @8 O/ d. p
baseline value in those females who were exposed to! o* B9 I" v/ u- D- D& i
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
* g ` A3 U$ G; epartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
) y: k* a4 ]) f4 Ltion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.
4 f) r$ \) J5 S5 s! v- ]Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,, t5 z2 F d/ l8 m
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
$ R2 Y+ @! C$ Rdermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
+ `, |; x1 L5 `/ w! W. Z' ?/ |terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
6 T G& j' c+ G9 z: n0 sactive in young children exposed to testosterone# {6 I Q X* d- [6 |' @
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-. g8 W3 ]* c K6 l, L' M
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to5 z0 ?8 {" T$ u9 y4 ]
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in5 X% g$ G; I* Y F0 |1 m
children results in an increase in growth velocity and8 s; C# X3 N# u8 G- r
advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
4 R! W: \( E0 {& U+ R$ N# vThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during
?( l) ~6 o! Kearly childhood on pubertal development and final- m/ d+ Z" x3 `# ?6 p% u9 p5 c9 n
adult height are not fully known and always remain# {: ~0 k6 Z' Y* G* E
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
- i, U( P6 o# p* S; R- z5 aterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some; Y: }+ x6 k2 @" F! q; t! F
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
6 Z. y2 F3 X# V5 q6 v4 j: S( R7 gcessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation" P% r+ C+ u; h. y
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9/ G* x- \5 |6 p3 g1 _3 e3 M4 x
There are conflicting reports and controversy
3 w4 @$ q3 g+ K0 C$ M8 c. xover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult! U7 h6 ?( }0 u+ i% R6 S% ~. n
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
3 I- o) i% R' Q& V1 l1 M, badult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
( J9 A" ]& f8 R6 Lulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,2 e) j: S4 l. ~- F+ E7 g
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between8 A( \4 ^9 m5 M
childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult9 I6 P* p+ E8 y, T
penile length in clinical studies.
' b/ X# t7 D$ ?8 T3 _+ E, ENonetheless, we do not believe our patient is7 [0 x9 a; ^/ p# H) f- I0 n
going to experience any of the untoward effects from, [8 O; n# F4 T3 T, B
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because# z6 V& c g7 b5 g( e
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.3 N5 O4 |; P' g, r/ }
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
0 W' s: M' b% Odiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at/ R' T5 [1 E- ?: S+ |
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult. w7 W& R0 ~: k
height will not be affected.( v6 p( Q1 O4 I6 r3 U0 T
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-. E- Z! ~) v, n
ability of androgen products in our society may
7 s m6 z, ]1 e9 W) ~& M3 f jindeed cause more virilization in male or female I4 b: z$ w8 w- X7 p3 p7 `! [$ h
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-
' V; Z t; [& Qgen products must be considered and specific ques-5 {/ \- ~) D7 ~7 w9 v/ V
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
9 s, g# P/ ?" K. J$ A$ Zgel should be asked of the family members during
8 j& B8 N+ q% E" A7 I$ fthe evaluation of any children who present with vir-5 M2 I% Y I7 t5 K6 }! v# \+ P
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-1 S5 d$ ?- t4 g% E
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by
" z; P( }" s. Z% ^/ f6 Lappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a
+ n; ?" D6 S' S' Q1 W1 m( s4 m0 B; |history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
- C& p0 S4 y' y* bresult in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive3 c$ C" f7 ^) r! E8 }. M! y
investigation. The primary care physician should be8 {9 T$ }0 c3 O& n, N: V
aware of this fact, because most of these children! ~8 L* ^7 @2 I. M. m
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
3 c1 h8 I7 w- _Desk Reference and package insert should also put a
! b2 z) n0 F9 J- L& i6 @, Fwarning about the virilizing effect on a male or
8 d; b" `3 Q9 d6 Nfemale child who might come in contact with some-7 B/ s3 K$ H; O- y2 j9 r
one using any of these products.: }+ u$ l8 ]! N- V1 ~' s9 K: m1 K
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