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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old
* J/ d+ \# Q2 r4 t' yBoy Induced by Indirect Topical
7 u! d1 y$ _+ | z1 ?, J6 dExposure to Testosterone
( c! ?( }/ k% _: [7 c& ESamar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2/ P) s+ S6 J7 s7 V7 K$ c
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1/ T3 e; }# _/ d% y- M. A
Clinical Pediatrics
1 [6 D, e8 G t- Z f* BVolume 46 Number 6/ d6 d1 }1 g) z8 n/ Y' ~
July 2007 540-543
]" n! h a; ~8 B© 2007 Sage Publications
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, u* B# o" r s, I: GPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,4 L+ k% g: Q3 b9 X3 G
is a significant concern for physicians. Central \5 S0 s) \& S
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
& h& ]2 q% m3 A/ V* F4 o( o* Athrough the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has4 R- ~0 B- }: p9 Q. f
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system
+ G9 L* x. j A5 ^+ W: |3 {! l) D6 |lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
2 M$ d+ _" @: j3 M0 d, I5 g4 ^0 ?by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
! J5 x3 M* v' m$ l9 J; ehair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-
3 E8 F- E$ x" n6 z& q, K/ ?" xcles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
9 k# ?3 P; V ~, _# I5 Ureport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the- ]' I1 }. A/ Z( V3 P; u, Z6 J' l9 w
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
) J0 L4 v1 G+ X6 A4 v! u3 Dment without testicular enlargement, which was due6 \0 T% l u; W
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by& _2 m7 V. Q0 x' a5 k5 q$ U
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
* a$ @2 E5 u! G" Q M% e7 ]5 h1 z3 Imation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this
) f w5 _0 t4 @child. Given the widespread and easy availability of' n" h! y A7 p j- L
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
) i" q# |8 |- B3 x9 ]bly more common than the rare case report in the
" q1 M6 a l: O6 {6 Nliterature.4
5 a6 H% x6 \# U- l' F* F/ T1 \' VPatient Report
g1 k! A. j; k) y4 i4 TA 16-month-old white child was referred to the" A$ W( W$ a% @5 W$ X
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
& F8 M: r+ ~/ F" f" Fof early sexual development. His mother noticed. Z/ m: Z O/ {- h/ H
light colored pubic hair development when he was" L' | Z, ?# M( `+ G# r8 [& U
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of' P$ k- F0 e' [7 w
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
8 ^, Q3 }$ \# s) @$ y5 t$ V& B7 o; hAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,6 c5 Q9 r) S7 ?6 u% ]/ J" D
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of( _# J) b. `' h
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;' I- T8 r/ u% T) _' s4 H7 k' V
e-mail: [email protected].
_, }7 P3 A# `! n1 habout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became# c6 i- t5 E# O: b
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-. S* a% s2 W. p3 b4 @7 _
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child$ J1 u d( x' j5 t+ J b, J
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with! t6 _8 I) D& F, ~0 ]$ o. E! b3 t* O7 T
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
# m1 N0 l! Z) S, B, l( ~% E/ c, ~20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year. }; r& E/ v/ a* z
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with
6 |6 L5 X9 E3 g- K# O$ Fsolid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,, N2 r+ `- q, w, p: X1 C- i" q
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development/ M# m8 r1 x% L5 e- X* o+ ~. R) ]
was age appropriate.5 w1 }5 }/ J3 B+ o; T% ]; G3 M5 Z
The family history was remarkable for the father,+ Z4 p" @, H- p# g5 m8 w
who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
4 W. O2 k. x5 E2 Fwhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
0 P9 X% y) q' `/ y" O. Eheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat8 j1 d+ R. J% D; ~/ S1 V
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.+ m7 O7 m/ [$ |0 g
The father denied taking any other medication. The
5 B1 p4 }- J, J$ Zchild’s mother was in good health. Her menarche6 ]. T' L9 I2 l' O
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet+ y; A u7 `: z, h( ^
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
8 b7 a) [5 O0 E: M1 Ococious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
: _0 [0 o! A" F1 C/ D& m! Y$ Ttives. There were no siblings.
7 I4 a* a; j z9 j7 R, CPhysical Examination5 l5 F7 u: B& U9 y
The physical examination revealed a very active,
% O8 e) s, d- S! b/ o1 xplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
2 s4 Q5 Y4 z, g! H+ Ka blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was( d# c7 Y8 H# h( ]( ^& N2 H1 b% R
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
; A9 v5 p4 M4 N$ V' s$ X& n# [(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
/ ?9 z% l" u" X7 {% Z4 k, \9 Vvelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of! t) M) l2 u' C: i/ `7 R2 F
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.; `" x, L$ ^0 N P
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for j! b3 i$ C" k5 N
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of% C; N! z1 ]# O# @
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
. k a, h2 y+ d! I! b( ~developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The! @) J1 L4 k) q$ r6 k, |2 }
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.4 `2 E2 |) A7 a
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
1 H# p- f4 w7 L) roily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no$ g( U$ p9 J6 z: W* {
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
, a- c1 h$ _5 ?( }9 f# dNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
6 Z% N0 v; Q# U/ S# Z8 ^5 N4 Z4 Z! Abilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
' c; e) }( t: \" q' ]of papilledema.1 R2 O8 a. @4 q$ P3 X. r3 t8 @
Laboratory Evaluation9 F& P5 o" K, j' T1 R- M3 B
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by
, X, K$ u+ Z/ n2 e: U2 Y1 qusing the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-
@0 s r7 M1 m# K6 Alogic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal9 ?7 U7 A; D, C1 c9 {
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
& V7 j, |5 E3 J7 {% c1 b+ p U6 z( P, zshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-* U2 h, u6 q/ M" Y& L
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
0 F' I4 }* a; o3 i9 uThe concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood. u0 ^8 s" b, Z' \: o4 C
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were) D) G9 ^( D5 c
within normal range for his age. The concentration# y7 {+ ~- V d
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL) y; B! Z+ f' T+ L' M4 i
(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
7 Z5 v* n1 ? l# u! }" ]ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-1 ~+ P( P! O: F0 E0 U) P
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),! C6 N0 r( b2 A0 [" Q
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to/ ` [3 n' c4 ^+ L
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)% l! r0 F" |' {
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-5 I( g r: ], V
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total; y: ~; c- `2 m/ \7 Z
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
: {& y9 u" C7 wand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than6 f5 I2 b( v* C1 G7 E0 S# }% G$ F
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular$ W I1 N6 j) _
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
- T0 b0 h. {$ o& q7 u& J, d- Iconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL' N$ P( {3 @. X2 v/ R. p
(prepubertal).9 p# I8 G4 z0 t- ]- @1 m
The parents were notified about the laboratory0 G8 C: e4 W) k7 M' F
results and were informed that all of the tests were
+ s' W/ m& k6 p l' znormal except the testosterone level was high. The
. ]8 M: h1 s" q& P( f' u; tfollow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
. s$ M* f# Y" P) P8 i# V2 ~: A1 wobtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
7 g" q% F2 Z4 g2 [- ?" [% never, the family did not return for 4 months.' {" K" o( n0 \7 B$ y
Physical examination at this time revealed that the; {, T9 o* p0 l; i/ |; l7 O
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
$ d: k* X& v: u+ `! W2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained% c t1 \, ^2 U& i' \
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
) \2 ^! l, t( m& m% ]7 e) Mpletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at# J2 r3 G* k9 K( R/ K' j" O
the base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
. }7 c! |. Z0 h; Q t9 b# bmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
9 \) m/ P, q2 m# m8 f) C( nThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
. x: [; o' q' y0 o/ d0 qing frequent erections.
! s+ G* @+ x4 F8 fBoth parents were again questioned about use of
4 o) v) y- c3 v8 m, O+ k5 C- Hany ointment/creams that they may have applied to6 f# g8 U" P5 e
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
6 M2 C9 `0 }, W0 K, C$ dTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
$ U# f* O9 r9 @" w3 ouse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-; F9 u0 {& A, i- o
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for$ k. t: ?3 }+ j1 ?# D
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
0 W! P) z3 z/ u" [2 G/ B+ ato disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
4 X b( ?9 j3 Z" N: B4 o$ escribed by his family physician for decreased libido
6 v7 i) p% l; L2 y K2 Ksecondary to depression.- C0 T, ]9 a" c, D1 i8 R
The child slept in the same bed with parents.# N/ [- g+ }! n3 j! {, l0 x
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
" j$ _! J; J! v# ?; e( C n7 lchest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-3 S- O4 p+ U* G
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.; [/ h5 S6 I+ k" r! |. C7 [& f: F) M
The father also admitted that after the phone call,9 l* ]5 f4 H2 p9 M
when he learned the testosterone level in the baby
9 q) ^% W& C7 d! rwas high, he then read the product information f2 T# R5 [% J
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
$ b' B7 s! m: R& R$ kson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they% b) a7 v0 e5 H/ A
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
2 j' d9 t8 o" t: o# c( `1 o1 ffather was not hugging him with bare skin and had
# ~' Q( O6 g" U" v7 s9 ^6 F/ I, r; U# abeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
|) B$ H3 C# O+ h) _, z) Ptest was ordered, but the family did not go to the
# i* ]$ \# E! Hlaboratory to obtain the test.
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Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
9 K8 `' q; [% V; @2 `sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4. s, v v4 H6 c1 o) s
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
% r, h% d5 b1 @% w' S Hit is caused by the premature activation of hypo-: [0 W8 s! m# A( P$ u$ h
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
; p. A% v# U8 Z! [+ w. zmon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP/ V( `' ^7 E6 L0 O
may have a central nervous system lesion that is; \7 r x! ~/ Z$ g& Y+ X8 M% G
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
% z) M, m0 \3 Mamic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
7 m* [3 q: {) _ R3 b% {6 h& Esis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in( {/ F# Y# J: N K' Z6 p( r
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
6 i$ [2 e8 M' q( r! }" Y" \ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
/ f( {' `# V" `( ]) K' Q$ vrical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
+ X5 i; y3 k3 T) \1 _gonadotropins.1,3
@5 u7 P3 g0 K3 }1 }( _8 LGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
# h5 b' b8 @/ B0 hcious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
+ y1 `1 [4 l: y) Q2 ^/ U7 z* k$ Vandrogenic stimulation from either endogenous or
. n. r5 _8 O5 \- e# i& e& Mexogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
1 X- y0 U+ k1 xulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
6 s- y6 R+ z! acongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
8 P. ?7 V3 J" nadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
- D8 y; `! j* |: @puberty in boys.3,40 Y) J7 d. Y$ [3 l2 p. k, R
The most common form of congenital adrenal
5 o# G4 S. ]/ T: O# R' l" Zhyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency., Q, @1 f- V9 ~: w' w
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in J$ a8 }/ s" F& w3 i9 }2 K
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
% i. n8 r: h$ d! Z8 |4 }+ r1 ?an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen4 r' a Z$ a4 C" a! A7 Y, ]9 u
excess.1,3
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 20074 W0 z7 _ {# s! C8 n
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
5 @9 g' Z* n% N& Uindependent precocious puberty, which is also known
, H7 v0 @0 Z2 X4 d* p% k8 l/ c) k! fas testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a0 n2 Q# @0 M' j# _# X/ X
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
3 M7 d6 q. b! m$ Hwith this disorder are full pubertal development,
: |' J; Q' y) M( P5 |' \including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
/ v! @" e# j2 E* n+ K/ K: kwith CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder# g" l0 W0 B& X/ o- C
are suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
! O% V8 C2 w& d; O: D; fpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
p/ f( C/ X" T6 L Z1 qreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked4 P. K8 |; n2 Z/ v
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only- f, n* J; P [: ], N
males; therefore, other male members of the family
, F4 H3 b$ E. F0 u+ d. T, fmay have similar precocious puberty.3
: U5 m( y1 t. K( a6 y T2 G1 ~: ?, cIn our patient, physical examination was incon-7 V# v1 i, k+ P# [ D
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-7 |6 L+ O \, V
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis8 `- m0 ~ i6 q6 }7 h' ]$ `% ?
was in the differential diagnosis because his father
/ v' Z# J `4 E+ `/ e: estarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
, |- U! y* a9 a% N: z& `3 Ctesticular enlargement is not that evident in the7 ~/ T. v d: V$ O; m$ e
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-: e$ T$ H+ i. }" `$ `/ Y2 y
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our
- `- R8 V* P( xbiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,. U! A. d( d" e1 j4 |
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase' g& ?7 t: s6 P
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-$ S0 G2 `* ?2 J4 @+ `4 J" S( I% [
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids." M0 T, V6 M4 e& L% y
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
0 m3 h. L1 `) Z( ?2 _suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because% ^/ e$ y6 P5 w; D0 b7 ]1 A
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-5 s1 {' k I7 U% r" P# E( H
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
' y9 Q/ A7 Q9 T; ndecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
% J' c7 U' x3 o8 G6 c/ k6 fterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
3 Y7 y T$ L* L: O: {using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
8 a; y/ w6 I5 v# A: K' F& B; MDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
7 I% S9 {. M3 L& L7 p, S: ~# {* Y. pcream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to7 a" j3 s' C" c% l+ V9 E
unprotected females through direct skin exposure.
) @" l4 o7 J6 U5 I% u; `5 xSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the7 a- d9 ]0 @- [0 p# G- N/ ^, B
baseline value in those females who were exposed to
' w1 n1 D; L; U9 D! a& [* }3 ?, Heven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
! R) N" s$ c) a% H5 W" V# }/ _partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-0 z. j* e; A, m# y; R l) A
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.! L* n! [7 }: S6 @* j1 A* J$ f* [
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,: a! j0 V8 x6 @1 K2 e" Z7 [/ O( W5 T
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
! Z4 V; N( c% Y7 Y8 D. ^' ]dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
+ C) z l1 t& c( x: fterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
+ j8 C6 g' | J+ W' i! m; v4 Eactive in young children exposed to testosterone
5 c7 z5 @& T- E( U$ k/ x/ r, @exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-- l& J* u0 R* Y. n
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
3 W, { C/ ]4 W; y! yvirilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
% N# r; Y$ L% Bchildren results in an increase in growth velocity and3 K9 j" ?! h, u0 I3 t
advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
5 a% Y% S- a3 q; Q+ k% RThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during
+ j& ^( X" ^* Q$ hearly childhood on pubertal development and final
- G4 Y, F9 e0 ?5 O4 uadult height are not fully known and always remain
9 N2 A! E& Q0 D& Va concern. Children treated with short-term testos-9 K3 H) z w6 K( x3 E1 m5 h m
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some0 z G7 V/ f2 J0 n6 C" b
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
/ z# G. y& J7 ~ W* {% ~cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation+ p5 S/ x N. z0 y$ E9 h6 k* t3 t% g
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
9 |4 ?) C& a; {There are conflicting reports and controversy
* f" s/ K0 b9 R7 ]/ [* r8 Uover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult
/ n" `. A0 {7 }. Ppenile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
$ C E/ ]$ ~9 badult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
# H7 i8 N! k B, Q5 dulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,* g4 Q: E+ j. D( J
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between) d2 d u Z! x! |; v: I, k
childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
' k" ?! R- _/ m5 m* O. l! Lpenile length in clinical studies.
' V" u# I+ Z+ dNonetheless, we do not believe our patient is$ N5 Q7 G o* l& I) ^
going to experience any of the untoward effects from8 v9 j& a& l" _, S" o
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
6 ]: j8 L2 ^$ ^the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time." M+ c; O# K3 }, X9 D4 r
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
, F* Q+ D' Z" {" u. fdiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at8 G; n1 R- j3 I, L
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
& j0 p: P) m/ a5 x) Vheight will not be affected.# k' s2 ^! _. Z
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-$ s2 _1 C1 m8 k9 x
ability of androgen products in our society may, H0 |( ^2 \" `( l2 y* c* }
indeed cause more virilization in male or female4 v( ]# i) O" b9 \/ {: k3 s
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-5 G/ \8 L3 B& T3 r
gen products must be considered and specific ques-
* x) E: @9 }: f V3 ^4 o; u8 p0 Ktioning about the use of a testosterone product or, J1 [. N, k6 J8 x
gel should be asked of the family members during
3 @/ x+ }& E; I, g0 z% g/ Z& e- @the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
F5 p" Y& i( E; B/ K6 A; jilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
9 K G* Q* E# Z; Z1 snosis can be established by just a few tests and by
, n* @( P8 l* ]! eappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a
4 K# B+ }7 | e/ N5 o y/ {6 _/ phistory, or failure to ask the specific questions, may$ Q: c9 G! ?- s5 X3 K
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
) G( u0 W( y/ Q. g# A ?# Sinvestigation. The primary care physician should be
N: ]* K5 g9 \5 S# kaware of this fact, because most of these children
' P" w8 w9 F9 \+ ~0 Lmay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
0 Q+ r% p6 Y7 b, V$ U" C% _Desk Reference and package insert should also put a. n3 | v) _& s6 @
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or
0 `! @7 p; [( `- mfemale child who might come in contact with some-/ q2 K: U+ `( x9 J
one using any of these products.
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