Premature pubarche as a first presentation of pituitary macroprolactinoma

Premature pubarche as a first presentation of pituitary macroprolactinoma

Prolactinoma is a rare tumor of childhood. Clinical presentations of prolactinoma include amenorrhea, delayed puberty, and galactorrhea. For the first time, in this case, elevated prolactin levels were associated with unexpected premature pubarche. We describe an 8-year, 7-month-old boy with acne an...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Tabatabaei, Mohammad Reza Sharif, Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Razieh Yazdi Zahrani, Abolfazl Taheri, Rokhsareh Meamar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
adrenarche
child
child/growth and development
dehdroepiandrostenedion sulfate (dheas)
precocious puberty
prolactinoma
puberty
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2020;volume=25;issue=1;spage=108;epage=108;aulast=Tabatabaei

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