INTRODUCTION:
Precocious
puberty (PP) is defined as the onset of secondary sexual characteristics before
8 years in girls and 9 years in boys.(1)Observational data from the US show that at age 7, 10%
ofwhite girls and 23% of black girls have started puberty.(2)
Precocious puberty is classified as gonadotrophin
dependent or central precocious puberty (CPP), and gonadotrophin independent or
peripheral precocious puberty (PPP).Approximately 90% of
girls and 25%-60% of boys with CPP have an idiopathic cause (3)(4). Rare
association with genetic mutations in KISS1, KISS1R, MKRN3 and DLK1 have also
been described. Clinically
patients present with early pubertal changes. LH
concentrations < 0.3 mIU/L are in the prepubertal range, and >0.3 mIU/L are usually indicative of
puberty (4)
GnRH
stimulation test should be done in clinically equivocal cases.In the GnRH
stimulation test, pubertal individuals have a stimulated peak LH of at least
~4-6 mIU/L, whereas prepubertal children will have a minimal increase from
baseline.(5)
Other
than arresting puberty, for physical and psychological reasons, preserving adult
height is an important long term goal(4)
The
most common treatment used for CPP is intramuscularleuprolide depot.
For
gonadotrophin-independent precocious puberty, treatment options include
aromatase inhibitors, SERM, and androgen synthesis inhibitors like
ketoconazole.
Surgery
is the treatment of choice for gonadal tumors.
There are only a few studies reported from India
describing this condition. Hence, we aim to retrospectively study patients’
clinical, biochemical, and treatment profiles with precocious puberty from a
single center in Western India.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
· To
study the clinical, biochemical, imaging, management, and outcome of patients with
precocious puberty.
TYPE OF STUDY:
Retrospective study
SAMPLE
SIZE: All patients who had presented to endocrine OPDwill
be included in the study (approximately 100 patients).
INCLUSION CRITERIA:
· Isosexual
precocious puberty
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
· Patients
with heterosexual forms of precocious puberty (e.g congenital adrenal
hyperplasia).
· Patients
with premature thelarche, premature puberache.
STUDY SETTINGS:
The
data of patients with precocious puberty will be retrieved from medical records
from January 2000 till February 2021 at Seth G.S. Medical college and KEM
hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
This
will encompass clinical features, biochemical investigations, imaging,
management, and outcome details.
METHODOLOGY:
This
is a retrospective study conducted at a tertiary health care center. Data will
be collected (both baseline and follow up) from medical records of patients withprecocious
puberty. The clinical features (age of presentation, age of diagnosis, gender,
family history, symptoms, examination findings), biochemical characteristics (FSH,
LH, testosterone, estradiol, 17 OHP, basal cortisol, TFT, beta HCG, GnRH
stimulation test), radiological investigations (Xray, USG pelvis, MRI brain etc.)
will be recorded. |