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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old
( r/ Q! I; @2 H2 k5 pBoy Induced by Indirect Topical
6 N# `6 w3 u# C* `' @, U9 YExposure to Testosterone" {/ c! \% M) t. m0 s) F
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
: R! J( `1 Q$ R2 a. [2 jand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1# {5 Z7 H& M( n
Clinical Pediatrics9 y" c) N0 t6 `" z
Volume 46 Number 6# D9 ~* K* R) c' i' N4 c8 z
July 2007 540-5435 d* o8 d9 B4 u
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9 A i2 i$ `% I# y: P% I) @% o' U5 oPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,3 S% M+ Y% P2 o3 K4 M
is a significant concern for physicians. Central2 V- n5 v: K' V ?1 M
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated% `9 \ C a0 R. g f( s1 C& I
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has( f" ]% |+ S" u$ e& t$ J! P' Z
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system6 @1 e' I% F$ ]
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
5 Z1 }5 a& J4 j5 r5 Jby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
$ S; F5 C2 D: U+ P8 ]( o! khair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-/ S2 ]; m- d- p4 j% Y/ _1 \
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We4 K/ l* q3 N; H$ z# O! N3 i
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
+ S6 `/ }/ a, g: e5 ?& P, Yenlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-% _- E( D2 @6 I* Z8 s( z
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due
' Y& k d, Z% B+ P) i5 yto the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by. o0 G" i9 ~' a" O. h2 }, I' v; ]# t
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-0 S4 c5 @8 m' z) p4 h* B
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this i J. S5 B( q! f' V
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of# s, i; G' C/ m) _& J
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
6 C9 q6 o: D3 ]$ t: zbly more common than the rare case report in the+ c' U) T: p: t# b3 x* F$ _
literature.4
6 E; o- b, ^8 R! m5 Y8 ]. aPatient Report8 Y- w U) i% l, M; u: z
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
9 p# y7 a6 _3 V- Q! Dendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern* m' n6 m2 y6 V1 D5 {5 t) g
of early sexual development. His mother noticed
2 M p x+ E" t u/ Dlight colored pubic hair development when he was
3 U6 W, h" j8 D+ G, c2 LFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
/ C2 ^( M& I- i7 P ^South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.0 Z' W7 k" ~; R, H2 n( J
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,% Q3 C4 F( i# M' i3 e3 X; j
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
/ N3 F2 b8 _# \! D3 bMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;
( H2 u2 F7 v: {e-mail: [email protected].* `- c7 ^+ c* d9 W+ W9 B6 d
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became: a5 y* T/ H. _) c0 R6 C0 T
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-1 x2 D' u1 V0 r6 A. S1 m$ v p
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child
: t, I, Y/ p# B% u! l0 V+ U" iwas the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
( [: w$ T6 T$ k. Z) X* N3 Ha birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
) D& B O i: c' Q: a9 ]20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
: N: `: O' M H0 Z3 kof life and was still receiving breast milk along with: S/ T# f1 b* F
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,5 K! P W2 E1 k0 ?
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development' ^ g+ w8 W5 s
was age appropriate.1 D8 i# N, h! [" u) B4 A
The family history was remarkable for the father,
/ E- i3 g1 K6 Kwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
" J6 @- C+ `- _: D+ o" Rwhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s; G* `% y% w: U+ E6 P7 V
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
. O# j" ?( E K" P; Kearly puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
# a4 ]/ ~9 N) j. `- {+ i4 tThe father denied taking any other medication. The
1 a9 o3 V! U: ]: k2 |child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche q" K' u, @2 n6 E
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
2 E U4 n) ~5 P4 I5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
) `1 x. D) B, ]" A4 V b: c h. Ncocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-, E; R% y6 g, u0 A0 l0 p
tives. There were no siblings.
# b9 ?+ l$ Y( J+ H9 x- XPhysical Examination3 i( A% p, p) g! `
The physical examination revealed a very active," ]- w Y& R2 \; i
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented% x% b$ S1 X+ P0 ]+ s
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was: T0 Z+ @8 v4 j
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
3 s- {1 J/ q" T, @# w; T0 c, {(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
8 {" k$ N$ Q8 _- j2 M% svelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
7 \- z+ [ R1 Sthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
) R, g/ C4 h3 o) U0 ^) _- W5 k, XThe genitourinary examination was remarkable for8 V2 w9 {2 d9 I, M: `6 U
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of
8 U x* `+ L& d$ @+ Y8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well8 V# [9 Z' x- c. F. U* c
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
6 v% h D) s' g9 i0 A( V# Stesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.
1 ?1 `9 A1 R' Z! DThe skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
1 N1 p- |& J1 doily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
" a: `( c# o; U% O( pabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
: v6 a" [6 S3 K1 i/ r$ {Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+# R: P% H( Q' K$ v% `% K% v6 K
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion3 ^5 P, ] b" R' U" _3 e$ g
of papilledema.
7 J) ?- _( } A( j3 z* cLaboratory Evaluation
* H; x7 I+ R2 M( X' r$ fThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by2 G: N& n. i3 @0 O: D0 H
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-
1 ~/ z$ Z# h! s" d1 f: vlogic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal/ N: h9 n' F9 P% d ~
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test/ n. \( v7 S5 U2 n5 e0 P& R; t
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
( ~0 f8 M7 z( u4 N+ Slating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).: C ^( Z* r( b1 |! l) e' a
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
# O: }4 o. Q5 g; q* T8 furea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were# s& {- h* F) u' u. n" l
within normal range for his age. The concentration* @* R* d# x2 N6 O1 L
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
* K n/ F/ W" {3 t' E(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
. f5 a$ D/ T$ `9 i* M0 b1 jng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
8 _8 y: A( l% z) uterone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
$ F; q" }2 T3 K5 |% R2 Z0 t/ Fdesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to
; g% U: c, v6 Z' P5 H49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
% P2 [9 {+ a/ Q6 C5 z) [) B- wwas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-1 Y6 R U/ d! }1 y. w5 G
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
* _- C, w @/ q* V8 K5 Atestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
1 p" G2 V9 ~7 k9 G* r; [and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
# q# t- _8 A" V6 z! j( d5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
2 C% w B1 J; C1 zstimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone# T$ S& Z( m1 X. k& V! C- k. T
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL5 G" e' } f# v/ R4 `
(prepubertal).
/ J [, V( p3 p" X; ~' IThe parents were notified about the laboratory8 u' X/ e6 L- o" a# k' [
results and were informed that all of the tests were! x) Y& d4 u) }* i0 @9 c+ S
normal except the testosterone level was high. The
6 z" s# ]; w# K% C" u) b. P Dfollow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to* c5 j/ [) |1 m' p0 o* s
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
5 s! g, |# X; n6 j# w6 |# gever, the family did not return for 4 months.
1 M( K6 b4 u- `+ f1 KPhysical examination at this time revealed that the
. c [& q0 L% lchild had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained4 s; g' G* L; p: @$ C2 ^8 ^: [
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
7 F8 \7 K, a0 V9 |5 F& D- Kunchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
4 E/ m/ M& K5 x: Opletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
4 S A) l' a9 e* wthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
/ a- x) W) ^7 ]! S+ WmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
9 q' S. s( F1 z" B# M( {+ HThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-5 \2 M7 E5 g" T! n$ O+ h
ing frequent erections.
! d4 y; y7 p: E- {5 ?% j. qBoth parents were again questioned about use of8 }, \0 e! E3 @- }+ q
any ointment/creams that they may have applied to2 P+ S, }3 j& L4 Z
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
) k' k: b; ~. kTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541) i3 C# K- F( c6 P
use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-) { _3 j; u) e# H$ G8 P
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for
& _7 e& q. l0 p9 N2 d% qa year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
7 ?8 z% S2 h% z; m& E0 x7 Pto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
b2 |. j. j4 Jscribed by his family physician for decreased libido, }1 G. g0 M! G+ W8 S4 Y: }" j
secondary to depression.
6 T% y1 ]( {7 [% f8 [The child slept in the same bed with parents.9 I; @7 p. F3 B$ R( d
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his0 m2 y0 g5 p6 ^; S+ G1 h! w7 c
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-! Q! T9 J; O# L% T) i* |
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
3 {, }/ J& o7 e9 g& L% v. TThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
& [) U% A' U# nwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby
+ a, Z- c: Z( ~, D8 @" Gwas high, he then read the product information2 N- ?! k$ S4 g" Y
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-0 `, S; ^$ Y9 V3 }+ X' K
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they9 n# [5 ^) T% m$ M+ f$ r l4 O/ n
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the, y0 t& w- a1 l5 i) |
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had
4 v7 q6 e; R; v; B- e8 G" Pbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
& n- Z l" F1 G/ W# ltest was ordered, but the family did not go to the3 z D+ B* y; A ]% n8 ]
laboratory to obtain the test. S& v0 A( e2 O+ p/ F1 w. U" ?
Discussion( J/ y* ^' R: N. A C
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary! W% {+ s. d" \" i, N6 y5 N5 r3 Q
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4$ {2 S6 D# U2 _* a
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when$ u: D2 r3 N. [+ D! t8 T' R& W1 X
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
7 l5 I+ l6 l0 o* Athalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
4 ?. V6 Y, n) hmon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP+ O3 {1 |: u5 U1 ~2 @! i
may have a central nervous system lesion that is7 M, L% ]9 o1 @# j" F3 V& d- e% c0 P- f
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
, c+ _ K# ]" w5 V1 |! ramic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-0 v; ?$ A7 m ?: A
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
* } i$ G; C( f# Sboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
( V& n( l* J% ~ |- sization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
; C5 d- Q( r. z2 `# Prical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by1 r! c1 L4 O6 z- y* f) z5 L
gonadotropins.1,3
# S5 U! [. ~6 H1 d! m1 W% QGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-& \8 ^, k9 m: q+ T3 q
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
2 s: i M3 P. |3 b( handrogenic stimulation from either endogenous or
0 B9 Q5 S7 \' y5 D( ~exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
& y a0 d3 `( P. B* {ulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
4 R) s& [9 e4 O& T) ]congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
$ P$ a. v3 h9 ^" [, Nadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious: C: c$ ]2 R" K" ~0 k# J
puberty in boys.3,4% |) l* C1 S. D. m' F! x c
The most common form of congenital adrenal
- k) D4 w2 {$ }8 x/ Chyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.5 F& ~ U4 c4 [$ l: _
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in- ^: \+ F* ]* r- g
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
7 v0 t' V* W3 |' n3 Wan adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
* [4 R4 w2 o9 K7 R+ Iexcess.1,3
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007) U( P; J% ^$ d0 _. p* h
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
, r# a" X$ Q: ~0 {0 {9 oindependent precocious puberty, which is also known6 B: ^) D1 u: ~
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a; N/ \- n0 y# u7 R0 u! [
very young age. The physical findings in these boys5 h0 o# {+ d( d
with this disorder are full pubertal development, E( F' J4 v5 ]7 v& L
including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
2 q& X' h3 \: \9 J6 ?) m) ]8 |. Qwith CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
. k- ]( |( R# C$ m+ _are suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show; P' X. C1 \! M, F' J
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-5 Z# k7 B$ `& f2 y W
releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked4 P6 \8 V# ~, r A: A9 i
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only) [2 w; m. h2 x4 K1 e5 }
males; therefore, other male members of the family
3 c+ c$ d; {, S; m3 W- |( J% Imay have similar precocious puberty.3! j- `; j7 r* {/ ?5 Y- m u3 z* l
In our patient, physical examination was incon-0 R6 T3 ?/ O- ~9 s
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-( n. d! J# F) y1 A8 S2 F
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis! k- K( C$ s T4 L6 o0 D9 c
was in the differential diagnosis because his father
2 d0 V0 {0 e* `2 s5 v- ]& R4 M5 xstarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
$ E" U; ^# x3 e B. P; _testicular enlargement is not that evident in the# w$ v& [7 {7 r( c& y+ }
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-# {7 u7 `- I! C* ]8 O1 Z
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our
. B/ L1 c6 v$ R, X7 ^, _8 L' D! obiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
% O3 V- d% v. k2 @, ?% l3 ]either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
+ e1 S( ^. ?; n+ S& t8 ydeficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
, E6 ~. t: A' x. U- Ting the normal level of adrenal steroids.
- l* a2 p3 q8 I' jThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly. C$ p6 h$ |3 }* z: k- X
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because
5 k) `2 ?+ q4 j2 ?$ e* H3 }4 \the physical examination revealed the complete disap-
; U9 e. K) D% m1 C7 O+ d5 W R7 N& Rpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and) X) `: F: O! g0 O/ D% [ i+ C
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
2 A+ |& O- H9 b& v( S5 Kterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was }+ q, ^- z# v$ x; W
using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
. n* @2 R* g; Q2 ?; s5 \- j2 QDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or: t4 Y/ I) r) Q! {0 r3 H
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to: @1 Q$ f7 x) U; P
unprotected females through direct skin exposure.
% [1 b/ ?9 j; E3 b% g7 hSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the& O6 m+ i* n3 N. b
baseline value in those females who were exposed to
' j! D J+ c z6 E/ eeven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male( c2 o. i0 }) m* p5 A
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
, p) Y0 }! P; q/ ytion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.% {) K' G0 ?7 z2 q; L7 e1 u
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
/ \3 V; }; |) uwhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that! }; u! l" k) b1 ] x R( d5 t! }
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
* t$ ^, s2 L j3 Lterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
5 |1 G0 l$ M' _/ _( {; `active in young children exposed to testosterone, x& g0 \$ C8 O% K& q: |
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
o9 A5 u2 _ t, Q3 [ N* d" e4 udrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
; G9 |5 f: _4 q2 V) V- cvirilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in) Y) x2 M; w6 R7 _0 V% u
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
3 {$ ]7 X+ C" e/ V7 jadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
9 \2 G- ?* T H' O( Q1 d1 OThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during
+ E3 \3 Q! p* d/ S4 C3 e, f# r2 gearly childhood on pubertal development and final
, ]! f8 [# W8 o$ W8 \1 hadult height are not fully known and always remain
4 `: r$ Q9 K2 j' j8 {5 J5 xa concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
( `2 G7 j0 W! k6 r, \9 ]$ wterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
$ E" h2 J( S3 jacceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after* F/ W* \, a1 c/ I7 U8 [5 b5 O
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
( {7 L9 ?* @5 `+ B, Ndecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
- @* v; Q2 C! J* ]There are conflicting reports and controversy
1 n# J+ K5 I' G+ x6 s- G$ W' ^& Y" [2 aover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult8 E) h; G! A6 e: \
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal n, ]$ E: P$ c! }9 ` A. @. ?9 T
adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
! |- O% q& V) ^0 I2 G' Wulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
2 W5 Q$ f* R- T0 VSutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
- f! u6 _0 k( i9 H: schildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
* _- J, N( o# F, m* @3 Jpenile length in clinical studies.5 p; w S& T' V6 I/ f, u, N
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is/ `3 E- i: }' E, I' e
going to experience any of the untoward effects from6 g/ l& Q6 m! Z* Z4 ?- ^; S, O
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
1 p3 g: c4 Y9 d' v" Athe exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.4 E: @2 [9 g9 d1 o
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
6 x6 }3 M2 k( u9 z; K) ediagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
2 Z" y' k9 l* qthe follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult4 J) i& M4 W( l6 f
height will not be affected.
2 s& n6 H. y8 g( Y* |Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-
. U' U; q: F: t( n J9 cability of androgen products in our society may
% t0 @8 n4 R: |0 s& Gindeed cause more virilization in male or female
) o: v. v0 d4 Y( n1 Xchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-. R+ J4 `+ C- e
gen products must be considered and specific ques-
2 i; L3 @, g2 z. b% \9 Xtioning about the use of a testosterone product or9 Z& j3 V$ K7 l+ ^7 a
gel should be asked of the family members during% w# M+ \( A8 m4 P7 ~
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-; L3 t7 c. t: C& m6 l
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
* i& i/ D7 ]( E# m$ rnosis can be established by just a few tests and by2 i' T7 Z' x5 S% E7 C
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a$ H/ {+ g: J. M2 n( [7 ?9 s' Y
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may. L- ~4 e: P! W4 G0 [8 Y
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive5 T! M4 R* C, \# m! S0 a6 k
investigation. The primary care physician should be% G. v: v( m3 ]: z" P$ A
aware of this fact, because most of these children4 _# r& U% y9 \& M6 _; W
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
$ W0 T7 q' ~3 a- gDesk Reference and package insert should also put a% m! y% \ ?5 p& I( B2 e3 x
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or! l7 ~9 x b, z! {" k5 Q( b+ K
female child who might come in contact with some-0 z/ L! j- _9 F w
one using any of these products.6 I; F2 Y3 D$ u) N; s; q
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