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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old+ n7 A8 s% m+ H! v+ M$ q1 F4 k
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical1 P. z$ ]6 }" C# E
Exposure to Testosterone* O% ~0 d' Y! @, K
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,28 e/ Z% N7 z" w* E
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
/ L( n( O7 b: I+ P( ~* KClinical Pediatrics
+ f g8 A9 I$ m, u* i) S v* vVolume 46 Number 6
& K4 f6 x4 f: y2 r: s% c0 pJuly 2007 540-543' q' L% `7 L% D1 h' B q
© 2007 Sage Publications
0 o0 P- @; ]9 ?, ?) d10.1177/0009922806296651
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3 W/ s2 j/ j2 t/ z# H7 s* ^Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
3 S4 K- i" U$ U( f! n A6 D8 Q3 Tis a significant concern for physicians. Central! F3 A6 c) q- L9 O5 x' I
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated9 x% v6 s w- \( A1 ]; |
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has0 S/ d# l8 D+ m
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system) ~/ z+ A5 X# o: \- ? W% b
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
/ m8 p* q: f( p0 T6 t/ lby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
7 c( K/ r5 L( X5 g# q4 dhair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-. f) x: }& x) l' Q( g
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We7 E1 ]6 L. N5 ?7 }! x7 \
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
8 u* L+ ]% M- Z* aenlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-1 U( V# I$ J/ A
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due
! Y* y/ L8 J6 o$ Y2 Xto the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
6 Z& E! b1 b$ g1 f2 \4 q! T. W7 P* \the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
+ J; B0 i+ @, Z5 Omation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this, h# M1 S. ^+ H# m! U
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of
! G/ a! g- k1 \* htestosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-, k4 J% b. v; O4 ^9 O
bly more common than the rare case report in the
, G$ M: \+ t+ }7 V4 E# e9 J1 Lliterature.4
- i$ |( _$ u+ I3 i/ K4 }Patient Report; B j3 b1 |/ P* {/ f) o4 X9 b
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
6 ?3 g; n1 e' z& [& [endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
" m) J. J- ~% v; \, l0 S! Qof early sexual development. His mother noticed8 n. P7 X) @. Y4 Z2 z3 b+ N% L0 r
light colored pubic hair development when he was D9 x/ l/ N1 S
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
2 I/ Z9 ~+ o5 D" |7 t$ t, W1 g" q& M0 kSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
9 M$ N% w3 Z! R0 h! b6 a( E, KAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,$ I$ `- a- G1 h) q4 S5 ]: d
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
- F9 h p! f5 @" z4 D% I& G7 VMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;; c9 K/ H/ S5 J1 V% \- j& ]1 M
e-mail: [email protected]. l" I7 N4 k5 u: T9 U4 Q6 s! T
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became2 B1 R- x6 X7 f+ ]
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
, Y8 e+ A( Q4 t5 Y; yment of his penis and frequent erections. The child
- G# V0 K; d3 R& S+ i% z; S/ V: P* Owas the product of a full-term normal delivery, with4 l1 y0 R7 F0 U/ s
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of1 X6 X) v3 p7 B: w
20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
* N- ]; @1 C& z8 Yof life and was still receiving breast milk along with
! {! r m" \) d5 V& g9 fsolid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
" i7 @, n' E! \' Q0 land his psychosocial and psychomotor development
0 ~5 f- B W9 i, A2 f& G) Pwas age appropriate.9 k6 Z4 J9 b. a
The family history was remarkable for the father,
- X2 a. }0 `5 ]' r# H. m" Z, xwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,. b4 N {$ t/ S. W# i
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
^) g, g& B9 |8 y3 Wheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
( f$ o0 c# ]4 A9 [early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
- f0 I3 C/ M+ d3 TThe father denied taking any other medication. The
) W1 s: j: r8 Schild’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
3 |! ~# E+ z m b1 i6 d& Fwas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
2 F* h; p% ~$ E& k5 inches. There was no other family history of pre- l: K# z" g) D2 z
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-. b. f/ K u4 q/ ^
tives. There were no siblings.: [6 z. |* K2 Z. n R# J9 G1 A
Physical Examination; |6 ~2 @, y7 V+ P
The physical examination revealed a very active,; ~' i) j( R i' r
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented9 M1 B% v! } O! o3 U$ D
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was4 ?& _$ m0 H, y" I5 D2 M1 T7 ?# l8 D
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg* n+ u9 C; m8 M8 H1 u& ?0 N
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth6 \ Q8 e2 r7 r. e
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of2 }" \2 Q4 }! t. }1 I
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
7 u6 {% X, r5 f& z. aThe genitourinary examination was remarkable for+ F F+ d8 C4 K% I9 e1 P3 F& ~
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of
/ T+ V R3 G; d/ `4 s8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well1 y" r4 T! a; Y
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around$ k$ t/ \" k; |. P/ o `
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The1 @5 U- P! Y2 ]* k" g8 h
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.$ o L% \6 y- W3 A' b/ u4 c" s
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat3 [4 J" H: h8 W
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
4 s/ v( C ]' s8 b, P% vabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.* s1 V8 X/ J! e3 i" D7 R8 A
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
% ~4 g4 d, f6 H+ f2 g( O @bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion3 k2 G+ M; T3 K: s
of papilledema.
2 {$ p( Y5 Q( q( K YLaboratory Evaluation
* P8 i: I. D0 k9 Z0 w0 d1 \$ lThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by( u* t% r" m, y
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-
5 H3 }2 ~ z# K" m6 slogic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal
0 {, F7 ~7 s# u2 \+ j" C% D/ pkaryotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test& [/ s- G7 e j! c M! D# G
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-& _& e$ K- p6 @! r2 k9 m: Q. j
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).7 k8 I, u* `( g' I& E
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood- ]' }8 m5 w7 R: i% N7 S6 K9 K; S
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were/ R7 w" ?* Z% D. B
within normal range for his age. The concentration
: K6 S& B1 y2 N" Q- V4 S7 @& X, Tof serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
; G1 V; A( h0 g(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
2 n- g# z+ M) n" ^- X5 lng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
: L1 z/ W/ T: z8 {5 a# X( p# Vterone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),& C: u. S' {; e
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to
/ Z9 v, I" O9 K$ Y! n7 x, q49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)+ Z4 W# Q4 b" J! h
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-7 F, K- K0 W( K& ^' V
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
8 Y- `$ R/ G8 w* }% V g/ _testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
% h1 J. m! r7 ?1 jand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than" r0 q; |! Q1 {+ `& b& t
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular. {9 f! E; ^. `* ?. @; F
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone- x F1 @$ z( e; N* v
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
& J. B7 l: N) B+ c(prepubertal).
( b4 K# I, p. T3 V! hThe parents were notified about the laboratory
. G9 c( R: z# {$ Y% j" y8 hresults and were informed that all of the tests were
. j/ q x. C, z4 ?1 `7 v1 f. Fnormal except the testosterone level was high. The1 U) T8 t& e+ S$ Y% q( s% Y( e
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to- m, V& o s5 j% b l
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
9 [/ d) |( V$ c* Z! T! F- gever, the family did not return for 4 months.
3 m2 V2 o; `; ?3 q& {2 j: L. f: {Physical examination at this time revealed that the9 F5 _$ S* U( v T/ [9 F7 X3 K
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
H" a& t7 d0 T# w( @7 g; v2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained! [0 a7 e' \/ T0 s) @% p1 X
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
6 S, n4 K) Z3 M8 T: W3 lpletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at. h7 y5 r# x4 E
the base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 21 |5 H5 l( n1 v8 m4 ]6 b
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
# J- Z ?% z$ n" H! K" QThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-# K2 [$ L- `: b ?' I
ing frequent erections.; P4 B2 r6 g+ z6 Q! [% y7 J Y- o
Both parents were again questioned about use of
$ h1 k% x. T) G4 X7 Tany ointment/creams that they may have applied to
, s* h" A# u( |, R% Rthe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
) ^7 B3 g9 r. R1 ~' ~Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541: g- @( O6 b" k* T0 _
use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-' U5 w5 N$ l/ s* \9 D
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for
p! q' o' p0 L( ?8 ^ La year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed. R) g" Y; a5 o# h
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-9 I! A/ q( ?$ M) S
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido0 f/ K1 P# O/ @ q
secondary to depression.4 X, D- s9 y8 L" c
The child slept in the same bed with parents.* X* k2 s9 G/ p% g) ~
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his6 c) o! U' Y$ `1 `8 q
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-: D7 P" B$ I( [; ]% M* ~
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.; e6 |) `3 p: e- r8 U
The father also admitted that after the phone call,
. D; L1 I! ^% a, \/ K) gwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby* ^3 k% W- I8 B( h
was high, he then read the product information! J- }8 n/ N0 Z4 f6 T
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-" @( }. D( X2 E& ]: R; w9 o
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
9 R1 E7 b2 c7 `1 o) ydecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
n+ |5 c. P2 L. ~father was not hugging him with bare skin and had% [# W& K4 _* U& y
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone; X: T: `$ `( |7 m' s* ?' x
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
# s: d4 w; ]0 o% g# s: olaboratory to obtain the test.
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Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
- U! Y8 y+ W# O$ {: Vsexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
& T- d: M2 H/ D" Y+ P/ H2 Q# Q$ uPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when( h8 q! E. N/ _: @. K5 x0 Y6 x
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
& |. U- D( i. j2 ]2 `7 nthalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-3 J. K9 N1 ]& {( V% w: `( A% p
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
# \9 {0 R+ E. _7 b, p3 i" rmay have a central nervous system lesion that is: j" P) w0 l) H7 f
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
# Y" ]4 C$ m* p% g6 G N$ k4 aamic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-+ e2 f R7 o) R2 y% D# {, M
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in+ y" D" R0 } z- G
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
: m: l& v, a9 y* {! j4 h# j! wization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
, y7 I( ~/ i* g+ c, o$ vrical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by% c) n q* C9 b X( f# [. P) w9 F5 t
gonadotropins.1,3
; N) a }9 L- l+ SGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
7 K6 U/ }! f$ p+ N( U3 d* ycious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
?& y t1 R2 F8 c7 y' i5 @androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or" w) f/ h+ z( O; n# X2 }
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
3 v' [& [9 S2 ?8 ^; {, eulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing. r- V0 D, l+ q4 Y8 t
congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive) | K9 o/ \4 y: N4 \
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
/ o5 e0 f) r3 `) Z; Cpuberty in boys.3,4
7 J/ p3 ]! D3 {1 n3 W5 z1 A+ Z3 h* lThe most common form of congenital adrenal
. A1 i. T: _ D7 I2 A$ z# ahyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
' F5 W: N; ?% l. HThe 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
$ ~ }4 ~- x& ^, v' o" rexcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
+ x' L' D( r1 _+ o; A$ t" [. @an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
( r2 h- F* b3 M% x( {: Kexcess.1,3$ F( Z, j! d7 c0 z2 @3 V- y/ Z
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A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
- _* k6 U5 u4 b- c& g# F( i$ \" Yindependent precocious puberty, which is also known' M' B) }) E% q# u, T9 y
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a9 J }6 O0 e( O" i
very young age. The physical findings in these boys! P% s6 T8 u2 F$ C2 D
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
/ K4 E) U; p8 u& |9 @/ X1 ]- ]including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
' e/ j( x) x. j; Awith CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
6 D2 M0 |( \$ Aare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
' R# w+ f/ x- q% x, Y9 kpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
( ~" o% r1 k r# ?1 Creleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
, ]! B4 t, s3 R0 c3 J% G3 S+ g5 U! pautosomal dominant disorder that affects only u/ @. _: x5 M" i' D
males; therefore, other male members of the family. k. j/ j+ k% a: O
may have similar precocious puberty.3
! l+ @% O; X6 f& zIn our patient, physical examination was incon-
" `8 `# G+ d. u: d5 e0 u+ r- esistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
# z$ ]: H R- E8 P3 ?- scles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis/ q \- B0 _; ~7 N, m
was in the differential diagnosis because his father) A3 k5 X3 w1 i& z; U
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,0 R+ A. N+ C) [- U9 G
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the
/ H; P+ F3 u4 Xbeginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-* `' _5 D# a9 k, m
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our
3 ^& i8 c' w( d3 Qbiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,- ~# ?0 X* t _( ^
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase1 Q' }, L) P* I u) P7 ~
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
' k% s" I7 k$ Q2 H: ning the normal level of adrenal steroids.1 z; P' {% }( G" L" g; o
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly! w6 M0 d6 W/ W9 z" p, @
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because* c+ w% I& t' n+ L' E# l
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-, K- f& P( K) z/ R3 E! P/ J
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
" G3 P& J4 C4 Udecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
( \ P% w$ ^! ]- gterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
8 n1 n2 q& r$ {5 p5 \using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
/ i1 i0 x9 U1 j& P8 Q# r9 e+ R0 |Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or7 Z9 s% f @$ \5 m& [
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
" s8 j$ Q' F }& Y& e7 X3 Dunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
, _( U- I: Y; h' O0 {Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the' @5 X( _* W4 u3 b1 ^
baseline value in those females who were exposed to& W6 M1 E' X+ s6 t( M
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male4 N: s' |" \1 B) Y
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
7 H5 S( K8 Z( d W) ^# B% wtion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.* y' C2 X" S* m6 G
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,9 g7 T5 s& l# m- ?
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
, e6 @% C8 b/ \2 kdermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-% t# c. G& C+ j: j
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
z$ l- U! }: J! c6 xactive in young children exposed to testosterone9 @- @/ F: ]* G* Z
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-* f* V0 g0 p8 v; @) U+ \
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to& m# Y1 h' }* Y+ d) a' X
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in, i( E7 E4 v, n3 N" |
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
s3 o7 I0 r. Z# Y$ ]2 m! hadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
; j* m( e. B4 ~1 P: p5 N9 aThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during
9 p, m% Q+ e( a- Mearly childhood on pubertal development and final/ W- z5 u2 Z0 ~: D: J
adult height are not fully known and always remain
6 H/ b. R$ y/ Z% U5 Ga concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
* b: J" `' o7 z; ?4 Eterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some1 K2 X( ^! P4 k+ v) w8 o
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after4 ?" ~2 J* j: |5 m$ T, L
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
1 ~9 M, e1 ^0 w$ I5 [decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,94 R( t: M1 C- y* o) J
There are conflicting reports and controversy
y) P5 O& @. Q v7 _over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult
6 h" G6 `# Y/ J) k7 K" }3 Q! apenile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
M1 K) o( a4 wadult penile length, apparently because of downreg-& O6 Q' d: V$ E6 m ~% g9 m. n+ @
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,: s* \ G1 L# x
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
/ ]$ S4 y) B% s& r$ [3 h3 Rchildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult: R) ]+ p& b! g5 E
penile length in clinical studies.0 c, W6 H: `% P
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
9 }6 V" S- z- p/ ]going to experience any of the untoward effects from. v. z! V- d+ ]$ V9 |& x3 h( g: ?
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because. ?6 e: [: _! J" K
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.. v8 \ ], ~; V0 t' _' B. H
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of% p( K% d% l s0 w x# t
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
6 @; ], N# G/ J1 Y& r4 h7 I; A* Qthe follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult2 K& @" C# l% t# f+ g( _+ R% |
height will not be affected.
0 X! _/ `7 v! @0 d# oAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-( Y7 r: E' Q' t9 c4 w J% Z0 ?
ability of androgen products in our society may
5 W8 ?/ M2 t' l/ R# qindeed cause more virilization in male or female
X1 L7 _% w- K( P b& m* i5 O, q. Rchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-
: Z, C: V9 ^* ~$ [* xgen products must be considered and specific ques-; v* Q8 V G( E
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
' l) \" c- q( |7 B8 R# mgel should be asked of the family members during T& E( E5 A, e8 P) E
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
* x/ Q; p0 C# L1 g) y, [ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-* F) l5 K. S) ]; \5 r8 M* o
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by
7 x, B/ h) j# ?% h( uappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a T6 y, b& E' n. q. P# Y
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may! f% {4 g* `7 {- N
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
, ` I# d8 q- _. sinvestigation. The primary care physician should be
+ P8 ~% a2 B% e8 b; Aaware of this fact, because most of these children
' G3 I: r/ X2 M- Y/ ?4 j U& }may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’1 Y. _# w; H1 M
Desk Reference and package insert should also put a2 h0 q2 I; `. f1 G! t" j
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or
% v2 \2 G4 M- F+ r, L9 pfemale child who might come in contact with some-
6 R* e& N6 q+ o3 @' `! Vone using any of these products.6 T9 K* P% U) B
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