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Precocious puberty

最后审阅: 19 Aug 2025
最后更新: 28 Jan 2025

小结

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • boys: testes ≥4 mL
  • girls: breast development
  • pubic/axillary hair
  • menarche
  • increased growth velocity
  • tall stature
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其他诊断因素

  • café au lait spots
  • symptoms of other autonomous endocrine hyperfunction
  • polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
  • neurofibromas, axillary freckling, and kyphoscoliosis
  • facial dysmorphism
  • clitoromegaly
  • eye abnormalities
  • motor deficits
  • abnormal head size
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危险因素

  • brain tumors
  • cranial irradiation
  • McCune-Albright syndrome
  • gonadal tumors
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
  • positive family history
  • exposure to exogenous hormones
  • head injury
  • neurofibromatosis type 1
  • previous central nervous system infections
  • hydrocephalus
  • congenital pituitary abnormalities
  • adoption
  • sexual abuse
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • Tanner staging
  • measurement of testicular size
  • bone age assessment
  • basal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)
  • gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test
  • serum testosterone
  • serum estrogen
  • ultrasound pelvis
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需考虑的检查

  • MRI brain
  • CT brain
  • 17-hydroxyprogesterone
  • urinary steroid profile
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test
  • CT or MRI adrenals
  • ultrasound adrenals
  • bone scan/skeletal survey
  • other pituitary hormone investigations
  • genetic testing
  • thyroid function tests
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新兴检查

  • overnight gonadotropin profile

治疗流程

急症处理

central precocious puberty (CPP)

gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty (GIPP)

撰稿人

作者

​Talat Mushtaq, ​BSc, MBCHB, MRCPCH, MD

Paediatric Endocrinology Consultant

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds

UK

利益声明

TM has received support from Novo Nordisk and Pfizer to attend overseas conferences. He has also received honoraria from Kyowa Kirin for lectures and educational events.

​Sasha Howard, MBBS, MRCPCH, MSc, PhD

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology

Queen Mary University of London

Barts Health NHS Trust

London

UK

利益声明

SH has received speaking honoraria from Sandoz and Novo Nordisk.

鸣谢

Dr Talat Mushtaq and Dr Sasha Howard would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Ameeta Mehta and Professor Peter Hindmarsh, previous contributors to this topic.

利益声明

AM and PH are authors of several references cited within this topic.

同行评议者

Malcolm Donaldson, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, DCH

Senior Lecturer in Child Health

Department of Child Health

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Glasgow

UK

利益声明

MD has received lecture fees and financial support from pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Serono) that manufacture growth hormone and whose brands of growth hormone MD recommends. MD is also an author of articles cited in this topic.

Paul Kaplowitz, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Division of Endocrinology

Children's National Hospital

Washington

DC

利益声明

PK declares that he has no competing interests.

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关键文献

Marshall WA, Tanner JM. Variations in pattern of pubertal changes in girls. Arch Dis Child. 1969 Jun;44(235):291-303.全文  摘要

Marshall WA, Tanner JM. Variations in the pattern of pubertal changes in boys. Arch Dis Child. 1970 Feb;45(239):13-23.全文  摘要

Bangalore Krishna K, Fuqua JS, Rogol AD, et al. Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs in children: update by an international consortium. Horm Res Paediatr. 2019;91(6):357-72.全文  摘要

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