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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old
% ?5 i' E# U1 ~- r; ABoy Induced by Indirect Topical
F% l6 U5 @$ E5 O. `Exposure to Testosterone
, c, w- a( `( @8 ?3 ?7 D5 o* ~1 L2 ISamar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
) L& G6 t+ P8 w" b3 dand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
! F# b1 w% f7 L2 PClinical Pediatrics, ^( v1 D0 X% O# k" O' f. m! g+ s' x
Volume 46 Number 6( G( ]$ t! E2 B1 f7 E5 Z- }
July 2007 540-543
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8 a% W+ `0 G/ R2 Y3 k; e: IPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,0 d; P! Q% Z7 z+ J' O+ G
is a significant concern for physicians. Central
l+ E/ u4 k" m/ {precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated; j0 r0 P+ j1 q: V
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has. x& ]% A8 K% o3 w% W
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system, b1 i7 s8 v0 s3 ^/ V
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested# E6 y2 B/ @. U$ j
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
2 b* A- s8 z: I; [ K( C. K) [9 Dhair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-7 o; \1 e2 k, |# A8 s; U: B
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We2 J9 s4 f6 L7 d/ r9 r8 \6 r
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the7 [+ l4 X7 w% Q: u, {
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
3 A5 ~. k2 z0 a! p5 Dment without testicular enlargement, which was due* R# K. B; T. S; J0 [
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
+ g( Y& `6 M) E2 [% kthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-+ `( b. W1 K* h$ `/ o/ c; g
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this
; o9 ?' }/ w% I: ]/ [child. Given the widespread and easy availability of8 M0 \' O& ^' J( `, `
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-, N& {% J$ n5 M9 |1 [% {5 d" b, |
bly more common than the rare case report in the% S# I8 e( i h% j3 s4 z
literature.4
% ?: l6 \4 V( c( oPatient Report
! @- ^ h7 r4 g5 y- D( w8 s0 xA 16-month-old white child was referred to the9 C! x& V# S v4 t& O
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern3 o9 J$ y( a, z' _& `
of early sexual development. His mother noticed
+ m W' j1 ], k; X) zlight colored pubic hair development when he was
+ L9 p& |; M$ U, {From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
# l, g# i8 A: |South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.% U$ ^' X5 b3 X% i! t' D: W* ~
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,8 L: B2 R; X) S' A* r
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
+ m% I j8 a) u9 E& sMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;( o0 P5 p7 N# L* U
e-mail: [email protected].
2 z% D5 N; A, a( ~about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became7 a6 q) D6 _% ^% |+ a$ Y3 \
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-7 a( k. B( D3 M
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child* c. R1 a3 L8 Y4 }1 ]$ ]
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with; t) X: e4 }# w7 ]
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
( S1 |) e) v5 z2 e20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year1 m% S. r$ ~' R$ W; g, g
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with. l4 |) y# h4 v# u$ A
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
A3 L# {6 q( [8 {" f2 ^and his psychosocial and psychomotor development5 E0 f' U, _# f
was age appropriate.
8 t) O J- g$ w# QThe family history was remarkable for the father,8 x) d( ^' y" t0 a
who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
5 V9 B* O* n5 g m: Uwhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s0 A4 ~& m0 J# D/ r
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
7 d$ ?1 ]! s4 }4 Aearly puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.( _5 r' v2 h+ L8 z3 X# ]" N/ e
The father denied taking any other medication. The
" a. p* i1 h! r% bchild’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
- e1 n, [ h- m. m Xwas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet9 A( m7 x- r, z, m# a, z0 y$ ]/ p
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-6 {2 q3 @9 T; h. C2 a
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-! a3 E6 U! `! J$ [# ]1 q8 w$ |6 }- j
tives. There were no siblings.
9 e6 @- Y9 k1 V% Z, H, QPhysical Examination, k D! i0 [5 e( J9 p
The physical examination revealed a very active,
6 ~% k, A' ]( ?9 V. v+ @playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
9 F3 d* x+ p! ]* R$ k3 ^a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
" f6 l9 A* Y" m: a7 a4 t9 W, T; R90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg' z% D% \5 {! r8 m" I, e+ h V
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
- i7 w4 }# s3 k2 A4 B3 lvelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
( a. R0 L2 J$ A* \6 U2 [# xthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.7 Z" ?2 A- g7 x( B$ s8 V/ a
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for
# |% X' {. y: ?7 |7 c9 qenlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of! c8 r5 P' u9 A' @, A5 ?$ a$ E& a
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
6 W) f% r) W. i9 m' bdeveloped. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around7 G- ^" G+ G2 Y, m# h' _& e
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, S; w# Z. H' ~" b/ u( d# Ethe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
: i6 M7 Y1 m4 I1 f6 ztesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.
4 j3 k$ u* R$ \The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
; U* L; t' @, e3 foily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
4 j+ g6 t& {1 o3 ~ j" S+ \abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.: a- U+ m3 J. K2 c- d x9 _$ M
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
: X3 I u, V$ ^" V& m" k t: P3 Ybilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
7 q, f. s* P0 X; t! oof papilledema.
1 g7 S& n* Z7 \Laboratory Evaluation5 }' W; a; h6 X7 o
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by
" l! g) @( b8 x# f6 O* R husing the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono- K& g+ T9 o9 _. x( z. [
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal7 J# l6 m. {( z W& K' M* q- Y
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
4 Q' d/ b5 x' V0 S5 U( ushowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-$ E1 K& W* w9 N: k! B
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).. B( }+ d4 [/ N$ \% r
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood+ K3 ~, K6 Q* f: X6 _# H
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were; \% A7 ]7 w5 o1 m+ a: n
within normal range for his age. The concentration, J6 F6 v. S) s& ]7 f4 _/ j: k
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL: u' @' `% l, l/ j
(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20" Z% U/ B" ~3 r" F& }# e) J: Y
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-+ c9 z6 l" B0 L0 z+ ~9 l- K
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),/ a6 @' S/ U0 i6 w, @( y* G) @: U) p3 c
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to
7 i7 c, A Q) }9 f7 j5 u49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
# z+ H; h2 ` pwas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
4 @' P% k- @4 s5 \# E* Rtisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total2 |" X2 W3 s8 J9 K# A% j0 m# J- z% Z, X
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
a8 U8 n& G# e2 c3 |) qand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
, E- U* I, u$ e! u# R! I/ s% K' a5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular3 ~! B1 R7 E8 w0 E' ]5 P- q" `
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone0 E1 D! D+ a1 S1 k9 |9 I6 H5 G
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
- j3 ^) R8 d- U0 j4 u) W% U" u(prepubertal).
( t! \1 S+ v d5 J3 [# g YThe parents were notified about the laboratory
0 r: P3 v4 i- O& R4 Presults and were informed that all of the tests were7 T2 W T( U: O( }) U6 {- t( i
normal except the testosterone level was high. The; n6 J' A( W) _
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to) |7 {! L5 u9 i/ a0 Z! R! |& e
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
. ?5 H/ F- o6 I4 w' tever, the family did not return for 4 months.
3 |7 E( E- J6 m4 ^$ R- N2 IPhysical examination at this time revealed that the, A' g( W7 |4 b8 a% V- K$ V! f) w
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
9 z4 Y) D1 e" `& Y* _6 n4 s. @2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
; P( i1 I+ t6 p. h* _% Xunchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-4 b1 R) U; }6 P, N
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
, [5 T$ e. Q: p& m- `: wthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2# J3 p. {( s; P
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.# X F9 }5 H, a8 c5 u
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
3 ~0 ~4 W' h9 o$ s- C2 Y5 \1 h8 Bing frequent erections.
( z; s+ r9 H1 m/ l0 h1 ~8 a% _3 ]Both parents were again questioned about use of: s. b' I# i H/ y) O$ a8 z5 u
any ointment/creams that they may have applied to' }2 P- I+ K1 R/ m
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
$ g j' ?+ s+ D4 o' @3 d9 G5 A+ B& pTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
: @6 y# N5 _4 Huse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
( O I! u9 w+ ding over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for7 m* l' z3 E- e! B1 s+ N) k
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
# v/ V& x. B+ R7 jto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-2 R! `% A7 M9 [
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido
* z3 ?' G) K) `; ~+ Y; y$ U7 X7 wsecondary to depression.
6 ~- s: p) T4 h3 G3 E# {. E! s3 qThe child slept in the same bed with parents.
4 j3 Z# I5 x# g8 w7 XThe father would hug the baby and hold him on his
/ o# n$ ?& q/ [$ Y1 B" O& ^chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
; N4 ~; V4 k$ R5 u# [% R; jnificant bare skin contact between baby and father.% K) j0 H& F; F& E. S4 _" ^6 W
The father also admitted that after the phone call,
0 i( m+ \9 _% {$ {when he learned the testosterone level in the baby- ^* E, z+ g; }, d- u) Y& ~1 I
was high, he then read the product information
( r0 ~$ J, y, x" l7 u; ]packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-7 r3 e; q8 L. f$ W; f! y0 S
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they9 q R+ \$ O# q6 _9 z j
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the) K- r6 v1 p$ d" w3 U
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had
* w* C! K# b5 w+ b( o/ q& Ebeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
4 K2 E5 G0 v: V- Z7 a& atest was ordered, but the family did not go to the
" K* _) U' ` V1 E# {laboratory to obtain the test./ F/ I7 Z- v7 @0 _
Discussion* l, i& N+ i# ]3 j j5 A
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
( u% z- q" S0 N. d$ e1 ^sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4+ u. i+ T. G9 q0 y m
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
2 v: F# q& A6 S3 k" ]it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-. {% l* j9 w+ n+ s/ v
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-; T2 M2 b' [# z; h% M
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
! _ ]( g7 B7 n. ^" u Amay have a central nervous system lesion that is+ |: v5 f- K$ {8 g; w4 D" p+ D
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
# _* l i; _$ H7 R: z+ k& oamic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
; _/ {: o- X7 e% P) P/ xsis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
* x r: q+ R! m8 z) v6 Fboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
' H d* U% J+ v7 y, }+ e- D# Gization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet- [7 Q6 k0 c# M
rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
( z3 O4 K5 r# j! |) L5 W1 Egonadotropins.1,3; Z* I4 ^2 ]2 V; L
Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-) S! `, x1 k7 K8 U
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate( ?0 b* I+ N# t$ U' H- Z
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or
5 v X4 O6 }; m3 hexogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
0 c# [1 t6 P6 a* A0 Oulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing/ \, g. v* m; _6 A4 X ^
congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
0 c0 p7 t+ t- b8 M* k9 r: eadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious. z1 B3 t( F) d: ^* \- u
puberty in boys.3,4
7 \4 t t0 W7 a! XThe most common form of congenital adrenal' Q+ s$ W% j, s& b& O; U( ?
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.) z) F3 B! m( s3 a& ]2 G! q
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
) c- Z0 o8 }$ sexcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,8 r7 h# E( t3 p/ f- n
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
. x1 Z' w) H; J5 A# l. p9 ?excess.1,3
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007$ x# H! P4 O8 e8 J$ d9 [$ A/ {3 H
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-. Y7 S% y$ i7 i
independent precocious puberty, which is also known1 y; @% o$ s# d; w! C9 [6 {
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a
4 ] h( ~5 n( X3 w% Dvery young age. The physical findings in these boys" d1 W1 n& ~- V( ~# Z
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
* O* _! @" t: U/ J+ g, r: q7 ?including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys3 W) l1 H( e; ~3 X0 J* [
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
2 A& |/ E( i% k R9 I+ r# ^/ ?are suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show C2 \ E- j/ Q
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
" l$ `4 |3 h. ]5 R9 r. u- }, ^releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
3 F0 o8 f( v: Z2 b m& V! hautosomal dominant disorder that affects only4 S2 p/ B$ N% C H+ d! w
males; therefore, other male members of the family
9 k, b. g9 a( }. y6 N9 tmay have similar precocious puberty.3
0 Y% s; e$ F. M" yIn our patient, physical examination was incon-
+ V3 J0 D& k H1 zsistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
! k7 h7 B; p. i6 Y9 Tcles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
. r. l" D9 K% I) R* f* z# _was in the differential diagnosis because his father
! ^- A: E9 d( [( A' Pstarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,9 }7 U3 I) o6 u' w+ Z( C0 K! y
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the6 F8 c, T1 {8 ~& _
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
8 o) c# T7 x7 Jative initial history of androgen exposure, our
% ~, V" m& T0 I& p+ D, bbiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,: L% Z4 ?/ a4 i4 \
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
0 N$ p% {" |/ Y) H. m: }2 ydeficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
) b9 y. l: U$ T/ ]5 v, O% z9 z7 Fing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
7 b2 d; o0 }4 p5 I( @7 X2 _The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
& }( @/ d$ y f8 j; `( c2 _suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because
: }6 |0 u; F: ~* z. h5 bthe physical examination revealed the complete disap-
: b4 _! G# H- A9 t0 t7 ?% epearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and& Y/ J8 k8 D9 s5 S0 @7 z5 d
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
' P! z& F& x4 @% |9 X* d0 Bterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
7 k/ @% `# R O9 r3 k$ }using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’ l( j4 O1 z: ~. E
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or, a# H$ M0 G7 K* x) }
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to$ D0 j$ C2 a7 a9 r
unprotected females through direct skin exposure.
' R6 C P2 O* jSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
( j2 h2 {7 n7 e+ Ibaseline value in those females who were exposed to( b! V6 r2 M9 v+ T' x
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
8 V, N& e& \: z1 X3 @3 l8 Ypartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-) x. u: n) S) R
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.; H! @2 i5 _) r$ r$ T
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,+ d ~: L* s/ P1 f f$ H
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that1 N2 b% {$ E* N$ X
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-. w5 I# X, l- E7 x
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more5 k! P/ k3 K0 a' m% W: s2 \
active in young children exposed to testosterone' v: w: q7 I/ {* N5 M
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
( a' I5 u# c9 j `; ldrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to- v# Z( g3 S% d
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in. ?6 p# ~ u6 o( s. B& `, L
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
) a% V& k. r/ t9 y) W, aadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.* K5 V1 h5 H; P/ v* f
The long-term effect of androgen exposure during
! J) ?# D$ `& [ A) g- ]1 x+ B: vearly childhood on pubertal development and final
6 v, P# G5 \" j& ` ]4 h/ padult height are not fully known and always remain# |: r4 b1 U* d+ V! u# `; @* N
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
; |$ A( f! x7 ^" Z! Eterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
N/ ~" c. ^/ H. @2 M, r: U8 @acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after; w1 u i& Y- J# Q- Q! R7 \
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
7 d; o4 M$ U I' g5 Xdecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,90 N! d1 A# K+ Z+ H7 W7 K# E3 e
There are conflicting reports and controversy
& z( }& ]: |0 Q7 rover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult
; {$ a s' B$ ipenile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
1 A3 ~7 ^4 ^5 |# M2 @adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-2 {, h$ F5 `6 q3 _+ f, U' ^8 z
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,# [ y r, ~6 Y; U/ `% }
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
* D6 U8 z0 ]0 N: ]childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
3 N/ L& M* z9 q# Rpenile length in clinical studies.
7 H! b# ^% I2 m4 K# zNonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
* N& _- g u% S$ b( Tgoing to experience any of the untoward effects from$ D) a8 H) D8 h4 D
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because" h+ K4 C) j: i& q/ o! V
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.3 c& J- j, @2 ]0 l
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
# ^0 t! Y; o+ `" K1 Z: I2 vdiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
) ]6 c$ F$ b8 t2 n6 [the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
0 a0 ~/ R4 Q9 R+ i3 D9 d$ Cheight will not be affected.9 o) f% n4 m9 _8 D
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-0 {+ Y; m; Q& B
ability of androgen products in our society may
) P: d! T9 b+ P( Iindeed cause more virilization in male or female
( g; ], C/ L1 v# J1 Cchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-
! [3 L% j# w# p5 `gen products must be considered and specific ques-
4 _3 b0 T- x, d' Ftioning about the use of a testosterone product or* H( ^# g& q5 z2 a7 [
gel should be asked of the family members during, F/ f# @# Z. T# u8 m1 v* z
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
# E7 E/ r; @' G/ w/ @" xilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
$ {6 u* K& Q. Y, x: d9 pnosis can be established by just a few tests and by- h- I, U, E9 S- _3 f* B
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a- P3 {7 e5 M+ N" T/ O8 W5 Y
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may: y2 p8 {1 e3 s7 v; Q
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive v M, m, P3 t- m, M
investigation. The primary care physician should be* x4 d! n2 R7 a8 C; Z* a
aware of this fact, because most of these children! k, W2 |3 S9 G, x* ~7 L( l5 v
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’9 a- y# d) B* e3 Y# V t( f
Desk Reference and package insert should also put a* f c' @9 _5 Z4 S
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or
! D: ?+ m7 J5 f' b/ _, Bfemale child who might come in contact with some-# j) Y6 Z5 B1 b" \- F
one using any of these products.
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