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BMJ, 2020 Puberty is the process of maturation that occurs during adolescence and includes acquisition of secondary sexual characteristics, rapid bone maturation, and acceleration of growth.
Stephen H Bradley +3 more
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Contemporary issues in precocious puberty
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011 Precocious puberty poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the physician. Recent advances in the understanding of pathophysiology of precocious puberty have resulted in improved management.
Anurag Bajpai, PSN Menon
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012 Precocious puberty in girls can be due to number of factors of which idiopathic central precocious puberty is the most common etiology. Here, we describe 3 cases of precocious puberty where the first case had premature thelarche in the background history
Sachin Chittwar, Shivprakash, A C Ammini
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Early and precocious puberty during the COVID-19 pandemic
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 During the year 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly became a severe health emergency worldwide. In order to contrast the spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2, many countries implemented extraordinary restrictive measures, such as a strict lockdown and school ...
Sara Prosperi, F. Chiarelli
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Links between Childhood Obesity, High-Fat Diet, and Central Precocious Puberty
Children, 2023 In recent years, the existing relationship between excess overweight and central precocious puberty (CPP) has been reported, especially in girls. Different nutritional choices have been associated with different patterns of puberty.
V. Calcaterra +7 more
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Pineal cysts in children with precocious puberty: Is it a coincidental finding?
Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, 2022 Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the correlation between precocious puberty and pineal cysts in children. Materials and methods: The brain MRI scans of 122 patients with precocious puberty and 122 children in control group were evaluated for
Recep Polat, Saliha Çıracı
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia– A Rare Cause of Central Precocious Puberty—A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 The term ‘Precocious puberty’ refers to the appearance of pubertal signs at an earlier age than established standard. Precocious puberty may be central or peripheral.
JAYDEEP MAJUMDAR +4 more
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Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2021 Background: Puberty is an essential milestone in a person’s life. Studies show that precocious puberty is more common in girls than in boys. Objectives: The aim of this study was to survey the causes of precocious puberty in children referred to the ...
Fatemeh Saffari +2 more
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Precocious Puberty: Types, Pathogenesis and Updated Management
Cureus, 2023 Precocious puberty (PP) means the appearance of secondary sexual characters before the age of eight years in girls and nine years in boys. Puberty is indicated in girls by the enlargement of the breasts (thelarche) in girls and in boys by the enlargement
Ahmed M Alghamdi
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2022 Clinical practice guidelines for central precocious puberty of Korean children and adolescents
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 The Committee of Central Precocious Puberty of Korean Pediatrics and Adolescents of the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology has newly developed evidence-based 2022 clinical practice guidelines for central precocious puberty in Korean children and ...
Su Jin Kim +13 more
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