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is a significant concern for physicians. Central
! J. n! Q; r) R0 Kprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated+ X0 P+ o4 U2 H, }% b, u# K
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
2 Z6 j& r6 r) \) |a higher incidence of organic central nervous system
6 E% x9 K8 U4 \. ?5 Mlesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested0 P4 a5 H8 @8 P" W. `5 |' h
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
% S0 F2 |+ j8 Z9 Q/ ghair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-# O, x& j& q+ s- u
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We ^1 N6 n1 v. `6 V2 _
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
5 P1 q8 O4 M% M7 \$ V0 i' Yenlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-% G, I% F8 Z7 w
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due
% k6 M* M& ~" R* \to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
@/ ^* k* a8 @% }& `! o1 Pthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-
0 P) q- B8 F* K6 w6 m1 [# gmation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this. R f6 R- E! B5 }9 Y1 P! J
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of
" b! }& [4 g' ^0 R/ z" _3 jtestosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
1 g2 R2 f- _& X1 P! ]% wbly more common than the rare case report in the( h: M( j6 y; }; l7 K+ c8 U* X
literature.44 F8 X# C l8 A+ g6 r! F
Patient Report1 @# k- ^2 _# `- X# K- ]
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
9 ]2 K8 s# U- T* D, x$ o1 eendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern, b; e$ X' |3 ]' ?$ i' F! h+ r1 c5 y
of early sexual development. His mother noticed
$ r1 F9 O" |; }7 k. |9 f3 Glight colored pubic hair development when he was
1 w0 |1 Z6 d/ U6 n, `9 qFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of# Q3 `3 y5 ~0 W: s+ B
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.4 C# |' H# D+ A* t; F2 ?' }; e
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,, D2 ]+ n, ^' J1 B: D5 h
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
( ]) Q, U7 h% |) @3 z( cMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;! o1 [+ e2 r! q: L5 V& B- s; a
e-mail: [email protected].: L+ ]0 v8 V6 W+ R
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became
6 J! q4 [ [" {$ Ldarker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
: O, f+ B, f0 {ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child
4 f4 c l# Z, [; J4 y( x, z+ gwas the product of a full-term normal delivery, with- Y: h3 j$ d; j# a/ S
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
: H0 \2 F5 I, |20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
* n0 P! ?0 ?- G1 ~. x4 eof life and was still receiving breast milk along with; y& P: E! h) ]" w
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
0 o+ Y( p; X+ ?6 v) D, jand his psychosocial and psychomotor development, i7 Z+ i y" z1 c
was age appropriate.- Q- a" |3 Y% {. p* h0 e! t4 b
The family history was remarkable for the father,
' n6 `) J* R* h# \who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
/ U( W9 l- r" z Wwhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s1 N+ ?5 h$ x; n. ^5 C" {5 V7 u
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
+ k5 f, y# j, b! e) x, Yearly puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.$ a: _% W( B1 a: R! H4 B! g9 K0 j
The father denied taking any other medication. The
x# p9 a9 v$ t; o* J6 Tchild’s mother was in good health. Her menarche- H" P2 C1 y& A8 \- l) g" B
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet9 ^6 ]9 w4 }1 P7 m& b5 `" p
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-$ x3 w2 k; O* M o7 o
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-! o8 @- |. E" c4 Y% `6 l
tives. There were no siblings.
0 q K1 {3 h( O% B {. r9 g/ s7 E- \Physical Examination" r- R- S, L; V* |; i/ a
The physical examination revealed a very active,8 h- @0 g9 l3 i4 u8 m6 @
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented/ z+ f' I5 z* f' _
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
5 Z: Q) ^$ |% ]9 ?* Z3 y90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg- {3 A' R" K+ L' G8 a" s
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
5 p3 T2 B7 V! K0 tvelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
0 \* s& Z" p# `3 W" cthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
( U+ D: C4 Y4 J9 S6 F/ `The genitourinary examination was remarkable for
& E, z5 |+ d4 F4 `! j# V; A9 Senlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of: t# A- |! q7 B% H6 I9 W
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
1 j1 { W& h9 P- U6 odeveloped. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The7 x( ~( _5 O% S8 Z+ G: \
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.* P* j! h# Y- E W" R) ^
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat, d9 } d0 N& {
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no. q l! s: T9 q4 E+ p
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
6 x! [9 [+ ^$ U$ s \1 N4 P1 C+ J% }Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
' E( k& m; a' E4 {3 zbilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
( M+ Y# M9 D% b3 s K ^of papilledema.) @% W" ^! F) ?0 ^
Laboratory Evaluation% {; m! x6 \; G
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by; l0 q1 J& f* D- x. U8 ]
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-+ p' _% t _$ J. q
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal
3 S7 ~8 e& ?5 Skaryotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test+ W6 C) I, |( H8 d, W- v6 X
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
. [; r5 \! q# f/ Q: Z+ hlating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal)." l h; S: e6 V4 }; m1 X
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood9 L3 R* X f4 B3 L# r, U
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
$ J( E# N( i# p# Mwithin normal range for his age. The concentration
* g" }% I4 q' B3 |" G7 {of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
+ T5 Y1 ^$ O3 f% r& h8 _(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20! }8 I1 b F- D, a
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
4 b P" T5 `6 G" O7 J; iterone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
, ^/ v0 ^; f, G: z" l3 {: ~# K$ Jdesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to
5 c6 K0 y0 A1 A/ L/ c49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
9 X; E' D$ S# gwas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
" J# W2 v5 m1 r+ {tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total5 U3 S' }0 E2 Q2 K
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
- [; ]* o3 q. r2 }. s* Q" y8 Wand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
8 o A5 n/ z* O3 f" i( z1 p# d' h4 |5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular# u B( y3 e( g- E7 |0 [
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
! Y" S, `% ^7 x7 D. H6 @' kconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL6 c, D$ e, j( b8 u9 q
(prepubertal).
0 T& w& N1 E1 r6 vThe parents were notified about the laboratory
' H) U& B5 J. s/ p) f& n) O G. Dresults and were informed that all of the tests were
# J v% L; E" `7 e% M: Knormal except the testosterone level was high. The# p0 d j2 ^$ B2 v" |4 Q+ O! {
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to* W, d% R+ [! B1 j( W
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-, G7 R- v$ {0 r# X! l$ m
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.- k5 t L$ ^6 ]& [4 `7 E
Physical examination at this time revealed that the
# a$ T0 m6 Q+ ~( Z! U" {child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
/ M% [8 C# n9 F9 t2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
) C3 J+ R) S7 [unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-3 F' m1 n5 R0 t* z2 c" k
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at2 B; ]7 V/ v, _$ B
the base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 27 Q5 g4 h+ I1 G7 |
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
, E: f, ~5 Q4 U) b) |The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-- S& w# E$ }. q/ k1 r
ing frequent erections.9 g! g1 h" B' v! ` n8 _: o
Both parents were again questioned about use of
5 y6 |' q8 L! f* Y0 W8 uany ointment/creams that they may have applied to
e) y. F- N' i+ F2 O, y( H7 j7 \8 `the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
7 t+ s4 K" O: N9 R7 m8 Y- eTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541; ~" F5 b' u& t+ K A8 ?" j
use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
- l7 l( V2 [$ _/ }( [5 S: O7 A+ {ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for- [/ n* F- q% f0 b5 L
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed1 ~: L7 ^) A9 P; D: @9 Q) m
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-# J- L& s3 h" }& k
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido# F4 u$ H. e3 q( C3 E2 i4 a& w2 E
secondary to depression.
( _7 n/ c+ @/ l# s9 HThe child slept in the same bed with parents.5 g. j$ T( B9 }0 Z: Q2 N8 p) q6 K9 w
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
H( f R0 m V7 S, _. c- Bchest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
# s3 N3 E4 J" [% J3 h9 n2 A6 H' cnificant bare skin contact between baby and father.5 \0 _" A; K# i) D4 Q0 j
The father also admitted that after the phone call,4 l- b& a) X o1 M+ _1 D. t& t
when he learned the testosterone level in the baby x& t/ `" G& W# |( r, ?; N8 A/ d! H
was high, he then read the product information2 r2 U! a/ F& e, \. B
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-3 E. D: Z4 n3 S+ H
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
! h/ _: h- R) i+ i& I% e% [+ N Pdecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the& U+ e# p) D4 H+ d; l+ S
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had6 c( H8 S2 a- H& H( j0 X9 g2 u
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
- X+ q5 B" m$ }5 i$ `2 qtest was ordered, but the family did not go to the/ E( ]" x4 r/ q( D( _2 X' T
laboratory to obtain the test.1 Q! Q' A2 q- w. M9 o% a
Discussion2 O5 u* c8 g9 b- f
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
$ \. `7 e, `$ t4 b6 _sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4" D% ?. @! U5 h/ n- [
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
4 `- s* c E- [" y/ k. e" ait is caused by the premature activation of hypo-% r( m# G( I9 r9 l
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
9 Z5 s9 i- f0 k, q! y3 V6 F$ Xmon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
! Y' z' s @) k, |3 j2 V. vmay have a central nervous system lesion that is0 m$ i, D3 q) p
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
6 A2 }. ]2 O8 ^- wamic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
* U6 R/ @4 a8 E5 tsis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in' W/ l; C) [/ ^, R6 g' E
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
/ `. X6 r6 c8 x5 @; Qization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
9 w) L: Q) `3 L& @$ Grical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
: S3 Q7 c6 D* _, V7 `8 agonadotropins.1,3
, g& a& a/ a7 J9 UGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
' [; Y# s) y! Gcious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
+ L2 {4 y) Z, `5 u8 U6 Eandrogenic stimulation from either endogenous or4 J/ ]: w7 ^$ [: U7 \
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-0 ~! d' ^% y7 Z, T8 [; b- o5 V
ulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
& q6 ]0 U- S" M' K+ b9 F* i6 K1 fcongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
" I- v& h2 D" ]% }/ tadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
$ j. ], I2 X9 f qpuberty in boys.3,4
" k$ d- `% Q+ F+ M% t4 p, fThe most common form of congenital adrenal
; l4 {( c0 a2 ?& j+ Lhyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.% ]8 k& a2 v# \+ ~8 I
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
0 X' d% Q# u. Q+ qexcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
! W! l# H1 [! ^( @6 oan adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
4 P$ X5 N$ h, H; u# s& _. E. Kexcess.1,3
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
% F5 a! i/ y( h$ |6 _+ @A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-; C3 w$ e- I9 X( O, V+ V7 ^1 }, ]9 |
independent precocious puberty, which is also known" V a9 B6 a R$ r+ V
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a
1 ]6 r6 ~$ }7 P. @very young age. The physical findings in these boys+ [- `/ X* @0 D& j$ S4 f
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
& D( b* I! `: w6 i5 wincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
- D& ]" A+ f: Ywith CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
! s! S/ c; Q% l u" G1 O- }+ Xare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
8 [/ u) c. ]* N0 Q) Jpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
0 D! S$ y+ x6 j8 N3 s% V# Ereleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked: h& E- Q6 o( c6 Z
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only
8 e7 A/ H& E- [6 C7 Ymales; therefore, other male members of the family1 F9 ]/ b5 V1 [8 [; _( e! y0 A
may have similar precocious puberty.3+ s% u2 C4 W! `- I% _
In our patient, physical examination was incon-
* F. w0 S+ @0 L$ g6 G* u% zsistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-* m/ ^9 @ C( _. I# }1 o
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
z3 j2 H5 ^9 _was in the differential diagnosis because his father
' L# K# X8 S& C; k% g% i7 zstarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,3 z3 }$ J* b0 x
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the$ O4 K. f; u3 R8 u I
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
4 M" P6 y+ s7 X( X: Kative initial history of androgen exposure, our) N0 t* P! V$ y% d& g8 O
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,; b( E1 {0 E- H9 B0 `2 @
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase" b7 M" y' b2 |" Z7 E3 i, k0 C
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
$ w2 ]; b2 I- {$ [, M! U: Bing the normal level of adrenal steroids.$ |% ^5 B9 Q3 a( Q8 I, d, n7 G2 A
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly U6 p9 D B3 c y
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because! u- A. g$ Z5 n% n; \. g! c- @
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-
3 n, \( l1 k: y5 y9 @/ ^6 [pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and7 }; _& A' h% x+ j0 ]
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-/ w2 T5 W0 X0 Q
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
* c' _: o7 P K7 jusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’. i/ x) C3 M8 v9 N- S3 |1 s
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or: k: W, ~: |$ E9 [5 k% R
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to( V; _( l+ P' n1 h
unprotected females through direct skin exposure./ Y) z5 w( D, O, i$ d8 Q7 A3 A6 o
Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
) y4 t# b. |+ C% ybaseline value in those females who were exposed to, t8 h# s2 f+ a. H1 ^5 _! T+ |6 S
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
% w0 m- Z- s! L% c, k+ f, y, i% Opartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
4 r5 ~/ f# D% [' k6 q x \, S* Z1 ytion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.
' ?9 A. F1 A$ b6 T4 y: _Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
. s5 r! b6 V+ E; c' W; Rwhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
4 _) ^ I: A5 E6 R+ I$ V- |( b& \dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-! E0 M# b; X' Q( Z& j
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
6 H8 ?& V6 t% R! jactive in young children exposed to testosterone+ q- w0 a6 I F2 j% s) C% ^
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-) D1 M; ]- k# |- K
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
, s* }3 Z4 T0 h9 f! [2 p/ S# Y: M, ?virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
) P* {# G7 G; {. o% `* ?children results in an increase in growth velocity and
B& B# m8 ]# i, c, x& G0 d$ iadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.- U S7 Z3 r8 N% ^
The long-term effect of androgen exposure during$ n7 i* `8 n5 d
early childhood on pubertal development and final( ?; `1 W C. Q6 w# e
adult height are not fully known and always remain+ W6 U5 u/ N7 ^# I; o/ j: R f
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-- X; _. D& T2 ?1 _% U V
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some1 g; W2 F$ k6 `8 y G( e
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
# e0 i& k$ f( N- h: |+ t9 }+ b6 a4 Mcessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
" `# x! g. K, f1 I' r# ]' [6 \) odecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9$ \" K# a; ^8 m9 J& \
There are conflicting reports and controversy) L" D6 I1 ]% R
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult1 J* D* `6 Z& C3 h, q
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
% C1 a2 n' O' vadult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
3 R3 K' k/ ]9 Z9 @7 ^ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,, L# E y- w# A7 s' Z8 `1 H
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between* Y. \' ?; T: P* K q
childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult( q" Y5 R$ |$ l
penile length in clinical studies.
( Q8 ~3 t# i* B, zNonetheless, we do not believe our patient is K; x" V' h( _3 I( |; O
going to experience any of the untoward effects from% p) Q/ T3 }5 l+ U" I/ y/ \
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
- W2 X1 Q' n, o- Sthe exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
1 n9 Y5 {, W3 A/ f6 j* ~3 c; PAlthough the bone age was advanced at the time of% B" q9 B+ _. r
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at: R7 {- Y3 Y4 a2 t3 Y
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult! `" p4 ^" x0 c3 f) I, W; ?4 @
height will not be affected.
% n; d% B8 p% @9 t6 GAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-( l8 o |, N0 Q' p( C
ability of androgen products in our society may- {+ t" e. E: _9 X
indeed cause more virilization in male or female
. k7 S( J3 m! Gchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-) p, J. y- K+ l/ c( D" \
gen products must be considered and specific ques-
0 q; `% ^4 D6 ftioning about the use of a testosterone product or
/ Y4 C0 H7 F2 jgel should be asked of the family members during* Y& t0 e j+ @/ |. ]
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
$ {" {& k) I: g; \- hilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-( B3 ]: [: J6 E0 W) m
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by
5 E- \ |# ~) Q; sappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a$ t+ u I& c, y' |/ _ w- y, t
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may3 Z) N8 Y' ]1 R W
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
) [- c; l. i; H- J' Jinvestigation. The primary care physician should be
5 h" j5 p8 I6 t: j$ {6 maware of this fact, because most of these children* y: D- g8 @: M" O3 O) p5 Y. j
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
, T% i! P' w& P6 E+ ]" x! Y4 ZDesk Reference and package insert should also put a
5 J6 X! u+ h9 B; @warning about the virilizing effect on a male or+ z* o( S3 J# |) s% ?& _
female child who might come in contact with some-
* y& e/ P+ C$ j$ h! uone using any of these products.! p6 H! f4 ?5 G
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