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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old. s6 ] T: N, d5 p$ w* D7 D7 {% z
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
M& m) F4 R1 b" S$ uExposure to Testosterone
3 C8 z& A% A. y& B+ BSamar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
8 R$ x: m7 ~8 D+ `% Aand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1 ]; c2 u% O9 J8 Y
Clinical Pediatrics6 h/ O7 t U4 c9 z8 T2 Y
Volume 46 Number 6
# S+ F/ _; }7 T1 o8 C- D: g* v0 RJuly 2007 540-543
7 A1 P. a2 `6 h( A© 2007 Sage Publications
1 O+ I7 A3 b+ r: F+ Y7 Q/ z10.1177/0009922806296651
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Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,$ @+ L+ Y, u4 \0 n
is a significant concern for physicians. Central# n n8 i8 {* U$ j; }+ P, ?0 c
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
7 j) L6 ]. g2 e. V$ ]& q+ mthrough the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has" i* N+ U5 R: y4 e0 |+ m
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system
4 y1 {: N3 D K, |0 }# ulesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested1 S+ |4 z& M. n$ g3 I% s. |
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic$ p$ H( s8 ^5 d( P2 J7 M$ B1 C
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-3 c/ A0 e' S- U: V: c
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
9 o2 v, }# N; nreport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the! b* h" B9 W# D( J& B
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
9 E8 D, C* |1 l3 M9 Ument without testicular enlargement, which was due" Q8 G( Q9 \8 b! Z+ t
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
7 E8 w% a0 E$ H3 ^/ ~# ]8 fthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-
& s/ k* v4 U9 _, fmation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this( Y; h' W7 e' J& C/ B. S3 Y
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of
! @" t$ v( Q, h, I" K$ q6 {0 htestosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba- _3 c$ B% m4 c( h i
bly more common than the rare case report in the! e* A$ @2 G! q% u
literature.4
/ b% L9 E! `$ u3 a7 L5 {Patient Report# r5 i5 K; y5 W& P8 _
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the1 y/ p' u, f5 o2 D* K, ]5 g
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
% J2 n5 R- v8 e/ eof early sexual development. His mother noticed
. \) S' H2 ~. t# nlight colored pubic hair development when he was
: ^! i1 `7 S4 a2 I( ~6 bFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of1 @8 L) ~7 z7 p- Z0 \7 O/ d
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.5 U; n! c0 G J# P& v1 R
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,; |( Q% H' M4 l0 H- \+ j" C& }
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of+ C% T! `0 X8 a$ `% W; i
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;
; |- [+ }, D. M% s i# ^$ }e-mail: [email protected].
0 G/ f7 X) D& @2 A# t* R+ Xabout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became2 {4 I0 e6 o- K4 L+ {
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-5 u. {+ F) U' X
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child% H4 N, D8 E: C# L5 R& ?5 V' ^
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with( f {6 R) k0 s5 [! b
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
, ]! B: a, P6 c0 v# x7 j/ x, [20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year# Q3 K7 \# Q' B# E8 O: N7 a
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with" I% J B8 _8 i4 N; h
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,* ^% l+ U2 u8 y, Z! B; y q* c
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development7 H0 s/ g" P3 w" ]* t0 H+ p0 g
was age appropriate.+ x$ W' C3 k4 N
The family history was remarkable for the father,
; P% g8 V6 N0 i0 Z$ w8 V$ l+ ]/ Dwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
, F& I" s) o- P) W+ p# Hwhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
( n" W8 [6 o5 X3 Theight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
p4 @# l: u/ vearly puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.1 q+ k' m: C2 {9 Q5 B: ~ M
The father denied taking any other medication. The8 @7 Q$ ]# {1 t v; P, d( B, T
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche. t5 m- W4 ~; w; ^6 M, F
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
: H; D6 F$ g9 r5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
! ^) V. D; w! Bcocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
) Z) i3 j; g- \& S9 ], ~tives. There were no siblings.
/ `1 g# {) e( n3 f7 @( IPhysical Examination
8 j1 ~3 V* j9 ~The physical examination revealed a very active,! N% k; p! o5 ~" A8 @7 V3 R
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented7 P, p2 v8 H. W, ?$ a! I u" W5 J( e L
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
% ~& d5 J* n D" D8 K) X$ U) [- }; x90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
5 J! H1 a6 ~/ I# v3 Z(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth" V! j/ Q6 Y4 t# o
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
$ Q( J1 [- z5 a8 J, Y% f% L0 Tthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.) C# t c, N h( w
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for6 `. a( [- v2 E2 \' {/ S6 H
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of' V3 H8 E, S b2 k, V& R
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well" o/ h8 p1 Z$ Z- W7 H# ~8 m% ? H. D
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around$ v' U% W, h8 Z# ^6 S) M6 d
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
4 ?; t+ s1 a# t+ e" m3 c5 O( ntesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.
8 D* A9 P+ d; RThe skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
7 V% c) ~1 r0 Coily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
+ u- V$ W. `! R$ yabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
+ W9 s1 Y* c: KNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+; N9 o. f q. A' C- ~
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion2 ^8 u; F- D3 r& L1 S% Q9 e
of papilledema.- d- n* \. s. V7 l; m
Laboratory Evaluation
/ B9 h/ A i; I- oThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by/ k' p; T( `: M
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-+ a% t" ~) t+ a, `; ]
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal
3 S; r9 |2 ]7 G. [2 h& C) Kkaryotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
6 [0 f- y# q3 I2 Rshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
& {' G f* J5 v: ^! plating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
I+ ]$ n2 c( K! K" s5 ZThe concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
" y) G1 A0 a+ B2 n$ Y6 ~- {urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
- |% ]6 t6 a, ?5 H/ h; uwithin normal range for his age. The concentration) M+ h0 X! ]! J+ n p
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL9 ~) i2 z' f$ w
(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20# B; Q3 c: P8 Y$ B; t3 I$ l+ H; U
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-" x! O d: `2 {! M t- S: b
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),( Z4 h/ f* c4 F2 Z
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to" R$ F" m- n5 `. v5 c0 `# @. Z
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
" @/ ]5 [- f/ l R xwas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
, ^8 J! F! l( i* K3 O4 W: N2 xtisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
# P7 Q8 t6 i3 @0 Ytestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
+ }# _4 D5 R7 C. f6 w6 c" mand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than6 t [' M; k( ^9 S! Q2 y2 R; r" Q
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
, Y) {+ k7 C" ^stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
( W* N/ G& r" j x9 uconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL( U1 t+ ^- X# N8 ~* i, K6 @) u
(prepubertal).
) X# T9 R9 d; G" wThe parents were notified about the laboratory! T" L1 \8 K9 z* E! X: m; }' {: f2 ~
results and were informed that all of the tests were$ M$ b" J* g* V0 s
normal except the testosterone level was high. The0 {7 `& T$ z. i
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
, z( w `* k0 h; W, ^obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-' {. ~; [7 d- x. d
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.
0 y% y1 k6 k' U4 N- s2 D0 MPhysical examination at this time revealed that the5 M. Y" Z, R5 A* j- i
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained4 |9 f$ N+ i& W6 n
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained5 G. F i& W6 W1 v+ m. y
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-7 f: ~( R6 R( B' a2 P' W8 m
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
2 U' q/ j) O) q J) |8 rthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
# x! B$ s; h4 ]# LmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.; o! \) L2 U/ q8 f- m8 L
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
. Q5 |6 F+ z* g; P3 K, J& Iing frequent erections.
# P- V# `# Q7 JBoth parents were again questioned about use of$ p4 c9 z0 D$ c9 N7 S
any ointment/creams that they may have applied to
4 M0 q, K( y2 N4 W1 e3 N! q/ ]* M6 fthe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
: E0 v$ m( f9 qTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
8 H% F& E& R$ d) N4 N7 t/ T2 E+ \use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
, O, K2 S3 K3 E5 i; ping over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for
7 G% [% L8 G& H8 z5 D# @a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
; ~2 u a! L8 M4 Z: ito disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
8 D* ]+ N8 b4 escribed by his family physician for decreased libido, g; ?2 h7 l7 c: U
secondary to depression.9 E |# Y( u3 m! S% G( F: ]; ^9 _. l# E
The child slept in the same bed with parents.
) Q; ?0 r) q$ O( ^+ iThe father would hug the baby and hold him on his+ ~1 @, ?: l" b
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-! f& b7 D; Q8 L: Y3 p; \0 F
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
/ K1 }$ M4 T) JThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
0 A8 c% c/ O, U7 g* K, _4 xwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby
3 W6 L$ U% j$ gwas high, he then read the product information( @# K, d0 P7 ]0 c2 n% O2 M
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
4 O, r) B6 B0 I$ G6 X# _: c" y! O4 Qson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they% Y6 s+ G2 _+ u
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
8 b, m. ~# P5 E' s: ffather was not hugging him with bare skin and had
2 V2 U) i3 \ Mbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone I3 R% k' c) f2 ~ }' ^5 h; \4 M
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
8 V' d+ m1 L, @; {6 I) g4 x- ]laboratory to obtain the test.
! p! t2 E' C( S& q+ m7 }7 g4 {+ ^Discussion
2 q6 t; w; W6 k4 [/ aPrecocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary' N | {+ E1 `9 i a) C
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
9 i- i& ]+ H0 o& s- CPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when! _* @( L1 k; }$ O! ~
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-, Z. Q: k& X+ [/ D# c8 ^* T( j
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
* Q* C" Q, @# S3 H/ ?: g$ K- A/ Rmon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
& A1 k, r9 s& S6 y2 Q! Pmay have a central nervous system lesion that is
3 [3 p+ i, F5 W& I( n% p& vresponsible for the early activation of the hypothal-# g% S- E! l' f+ n0 F$ S6 B
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-; C# {" G% Y4 J. N u
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in! c2 Q8 e+ z+ D* F1 k
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-1 X, J' T' o; X# M7 {0 o6 Q* ?
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-; m$ Q+ a* O' Y* d3 n9 i
rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by# ~: ^# b, N% ?
gonadotropins.1,3
/ ^; v8 {& f2 V: gGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
: ]. V5 b* n6 A+ ~% L4 dcious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate r& W) d$ g: ^6 W
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or
- w: E& B# F& _0 M9 T' Q5 i4 Sexogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
- n" ^2 e9 x0 f iulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
# L- v# A: ?; J% [; k6 Z# J2 L+ `congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
7 z0 b, f* u0 f, J) x* Xadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious7 r7 |$ N) u. u/ v1 G. L
puberty in boys.3,4
! s. G5 R" x. W+ [" a; @7 kThe most common form of congenital adrenal* e3 r0 l4 ]: L* C; T1 p4 e
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
7 y7 o- o9 [8 X2 I: h) zThe 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
{9 o0 D2 S/ V9 o: _' rexcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
' {# [: r, X6 ran adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
: Y! x; G! k% C" Q! M7 Xexcess.1,3& d3 h8 f6 ^( w) `- x5 v% q. `$ o
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007; w, H) N" W$ h4 S
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
8 p' Z* r3 R, e' H& g; Kindependent precocious puberty, which is also known
, s' w/ i8 \1 u' Has testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a
. x" t. ~- e I* t: v! Vvery young age. The physical findings in these boys1 C" I) D' l3 p" o: ^
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
; S" s2 ^8 r& z( T0 T/ vincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys8 V6 k' s8 C! @, L$ ^' i
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder4 }, h, g) v/ p) J/ m0 {
are suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
* A9 ^4 M" o; r3 v/ c/ k a* Fpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
0 P3 k# }7 W- k5 S3 O D( `releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked' N5 x+ A/ m% R0 c5 f
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only
% x s7 F, x0 Umales; therefore, other male members of the family
2 K& {3 M. \9 A6 D/ `& q4 q0 ?1 mmay have similar precocious puberty.3) v4 N$ R" h4 |' X
In our patient, physical examination was incon-
2 n, y4 Z( Y1 N0 b! Osistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
4 \9 r7 K6 s+ x9 F( ~* s: Kcles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis* s6 o2 J: Z: R# _
was in the differential diagnosis because his father' `2 x! X% ~1 |- `: T1 t
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,! e0 I* q4 g3 `, H8 \' l
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the
4 ?* ^3 z" L' A9 [beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-+ S+ }- r& t/ f/ c" j
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our' e% f A( E4 C/ D- C
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
/ e9 V+ q2 b2 Keither 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase- x* s3 N/ E, d2 F* b
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-; r7 U* l. T" _
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
& D" E* {& M5 t( GThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
/ T$ J+ y+ Q. o. x9 [suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because& _3 j. q* P. y0 l. H# t
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-5 g1 g' S1 z; i; t& p+ M9 M5 W
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
+ p. u7 l8 x$ d6 v" _1 Fdecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-: F1 o% v; N( @5 J1 x7 o
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
) b; t+ w( b* Fusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’% [& _- q7 j- f4 P0 x
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
' `% M5 `" X, ~$ ncream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to8 F/ a6 a/ v* V4 A
unprotected females through direct skin exposure.
' P: w* f3 W2 z" G3 DSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the, F% E, c7 R: ?: l/ \
baseline value in those females who were exposed to
$ l* a A/ F7 s0 ^5 _; Xeven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male1 \$ _/ g ?/ R- d& X: l- K
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
3 L3 c- a [9 G% u/ l! ?- b* ytion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.
; W! A# G) x% M1 z6 u( V5 mOur patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
% t- n9 j3 l3 l6 V2 R" I5 w2 Nwhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that( a' p0 {* V$ Q. e
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-6 i8 x0 \2 D: Y, D
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more. U/ }$ o- U: ]4 H* R4 X) L u; Y
active in young children exposed to testosterone
) h8 y: o1 ~5 fexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
, k8 t( a) w9 k' J) D( ydrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to3 R7 Q; H" [3 A X2 R3 s
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in$ h S' y# b# g% s. Z) i9 A
children results in an increase in growth velocity and9 ~% m+ p3 A5 }. d- S3 F
advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
/ F1 a$ ?! e4 @) a8 cThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during
& a4 R1 @" v: f Q- X% f8 { o9 Gearly childhood on pubertal development and final C9 U$ y0 W2 d8 C" k
adult height are not fully known and always remain
' y" A2 H5 Z& W+ k( p* X' C- Oa concern. Children treated with short-term testos-9 H% A( a7 g/ N" p
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some) e* {3 Y- e: g) V2 @4 w% a
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after! T3 \' w1 W6 A( F
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
' ]- z4 Y' p3 A$ C) X0 I% Wdecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
0 {+ H. \7 H7 x2 ~, IThere are conflicting reports and controversy3 m; S ^# q! D( O: e+ d
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult
6 ?- z1 |* F% f2 U9 q$ M+ M4 c4 Ipenile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
# H1 o9 E( t; b) Padult penile length, apparently because of downreg-6 g+ M& H. q2 Z: o2 s' O
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,( T' M: q+ ?, f. ^
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
+ o/ H1 Q% o; g' uchildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult3 `0 w& y( [3 Y) e- i
penile length in clinical studies.# T2 G; |! v5 ^( R
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is% ^! j, o8 ]3 v k5 h! k7 U* o% g
going to experience any of the untoward effects from
" B1 U$ x+ C% c/ r" p" ytestosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because- N" S6 @6 l9 ?4 }& x
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.1 u- l1 A0 Y- U. M; h7 M- x
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
+ m: H1 v$ v i8 t; odiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at( b- D) T; k' J# K- ~. E
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
. F1 {! |+ F2 [& ?9 D1 ]7 u+ \height will not be affected.
; ~; q1 R! [* k; J; ^Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-( m" |% P+ B1 _5 [
ability of androgen products in our society may1 b; v/ Q% m) t! U d0 `
indeed cause more virilization in male or female
+ J4 N0 ~6 B4 A) J1 u& fchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-/ q1 U6 ~1 V& Y
gen products must be considered and specific ques-& r9 b5 e3 J- j' V: z8 U
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
1 q$ S! i" y! O- dgel should be asked of the family members during
" m) E9 x7 Y7 o) X! m" H, @the evaluation of any children who present with vir-7 ~- W6 h0 c$ F# t
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
$ u6 O: Y* H3 m& N! |: I% l3 Wnosis can be established by just a few tests and by* y$ ^$ S9 l7 N# J
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a7 t4 N6 E8 J: ]) V! c
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may i! y. W9 u- B, I- l
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive* {3 X6 u& y \, B9 ^) V
investigation. The primary care physician should be
4 Y- Z- V; M9 Baware of this fact, because most of these children
: G. C+ o4 v" ~. Cmay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’8 x! j" \7 h: G& r- A& _8 s; |
Desk Reference and package insert should also put a
, G) t b) y7 x# p& A# U, ~warning about the virilizing effect on a male or
) o3 |- b4 L. f0 P$ }$ d7 Qfemale child who might come in contact with some-
# x# E+ r' f. S- g2 jone using any of these products.4 _" `( G1 V' @3 z; y' L
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