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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old, Z3 s0 {/ q( O, t- }1 x! z1 @9 R
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
# H, O0 |8 A& I8 F9 p0 L& c) ]Exposure to Testosterone
1 Q8 w2 n0 `' [5 c5 T/ JSamar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,24 ^8 I* f9 ]" m) `
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
: I+ R9 C# J# b, X6 A' ?; }, qClinical Pediatrics- ~, W* q0 T4 X0 ~ g
Volume 46 Number 6
) J0 g# T4 E: k) {0 }, O# s/ s lJuly 2007 540-543- U' o. ~8 U) n7 O& ]% C* a4 ]
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3 U/ m. E* i k: c& ^+ l) dPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
! b4 ?9 t( g* q* ~7 q! Y1 B$ ois a significant concern for physicians. Central0 H5 J% ^+ f* U+ m) w
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated7 ^, l7 C6 R. U# v7 r
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
3 S5 W) _( ]8 K) a ?8 A: ka higher incidence of organic central nervous system
% O: ?8 D9 J) s$ _: A( Z% s9 hlesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
/ [% S1 v; X4 ~9 O3 r& B+ Sby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic9 w1 U1 h3 g. [
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-
8 L% @! D7 \% |9 {6 ~1 Pcles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We: ?- A/ E9 w7 g% _0 U( e* D& j$ ]
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the: F1 p' c8 b/ n
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
* l. R6 m) l0 w Ement without testicular enlargement, which was due
1 D" J) O: C( T) U) e% ]to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
" w4 s% [ b$ M( @; |1 Dthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-
! z# [' C7 n0 c1 Y+ G% \- Amation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this4 y! J9 ~, E% f; u: l
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of6 @4 n( Q/ t2 `
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
# ]$ \: ^1 c1 ]0 Lbly more common than the rare case report in the! Q2 i Q- c1 S! i8 `* L. k5 P
literature.4' T" V) [5 `: \
Patient Report
* b/ ~/ y1 @4 A" UA 16-month-old white child was referred to the9 T4 C( g+ i$ z" y/ W: P8 Q: F
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern' X' W( n- H( N2 I4 Y ^
of early sexual development. His mother noticed5 [, q! T; U* h* m
light colored pubic hair development when he was
7 j* j! a f* p0 f9 z! R# iFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
6 `. L; y/ \" Y3 {" u+ ~South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
* S. [/ h4 F: }" W. v# ~% KAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
0 c# o. i8 ^. n4 A/ w4 S2 S" i6 K. A' DProfessor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of, c' n, t. i; B& e8 a6 p/ e
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;; e$ R, ?* a9 a
e-mail: [email protected].6 y( h7 ^; f0 L: U7 ^
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became( Z! k4 W b& S( z* m+ u3 Y
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-, W! M# G% A3 u8 x4 n
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child, g8 S" b- Q3 V) X% g Y3 l
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
% o. E$ m1 o2 M d* a4 H8 Wa birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
1 @' s+ a$ U% _: ~$ C6 G20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
7 z) h3 |4 b* Z4 w4 q# u |of life and was still receiving breast milk along with) w0 I& d( F- @
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,0 L" M9 J& q0 V
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development0 f7 X8 z; k! `( f) P z; d
was age appropriate.
1 t6 F& y7 E0 f# S2 q2 ]The family history was remarkable for the father,
1 `. f; L( ~3 t8 vwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,% i, W$ |4 f8 H; K1 f8 H4 G
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
! i& D7 ]6 ^4 O1 Hheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
. K3 z8 x( ~( @ b4 \early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
9 u2 q g) b2 i9 B1 X# ~$ c+ ^The father denied taking any other medication. The% g3 P3 `: E' g0 n- T
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche; O( D8 o6 ^# z$ R5 h3 E
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet6 g G% { T1 u) b
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-0 p, M( K, P. Z v2 F
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
2 u$ z; D0 @$ Q+ r5 Htives. There were no siblings.! P# m" u/ f6 G
Physical Examination- j$ F1 j1 z I1 u+ D, S4 B$ m T5 }* [
The physical examination revealed a very active,
1 X& O0 m: v" S$ \playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
0 F5 z, T: R2 j% S6 Ca blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
) X3 H) Q4 K/ M* s' q90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg$ { m2 C' H# B) W& t) J! o* U
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth( z$ K. C, Y: d9 t9 S' e$ R
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
6 Y# s' t5 L' e; hthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.- ]; e# j; g% x- F' o# P
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for
# l( f6 s: V& o+ [enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of+ q7 L" o0 _4 S6 K( D
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well4 G9 b- N- \- p8 J
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around" l8 V1 p( A2 s
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
}7 y. ?" _0 Etesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.
4 c/ c) n& C8 A& w. OThe skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
8 [ s5 u, E/ t3 Yoily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no; a$ V% p- V5 s& e6 H) L; A3 \
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.# e3 ^& Z' H, ], ~$ K, A
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
2 o2 u9 ?. I: {bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion) j/ H) G* s" P
of papilledema.
3 K+ q2 h' e2 X, ?; A, X, @Laboratory Evaluation* q# E. S5 h2 E P4 J% Q
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by
2 t' s% F/ A7 p+ r; Y& f, U8 ]using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-5 ~5 i0 k/ O& _) p1 l
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal
0 D: H& h% n; Q( rkaryotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
: H$ [' ^* ]. Nshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-% Z7 h! U/ F; v0 d3 M2 _# Z
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
3 v+ e7 \5 M, M1 ^, C& v0 \The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
0 x6 ]9 V+ c. u# D' Ourea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
4 u4 P2 h3 }5 ^) e; g- a6 W5 Rwithin normal range for his age. The concentration" M# f5 z! C) h: g6 \
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
& q! C5 ~8 W( y. w+ s4 m& p(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 205 ]7 Z, f$ c* c" q8 E
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
4 ~$ l% ^9 z# [; ?, `9 K% C Iterone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
1 `* A. b% G- [$ _4 Zdesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to3 [( C4 f. w/ P
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)2 ?4 }1 M. l0 l1 m! O
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
: _ {7 x9 s' |9 Rtisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
+ j$ X$ b9 [) N9 ~) w. Gtestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL)," g j& u; |' k% x
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than$ _/ v7 P5 o, y3 h8 {# N2 P
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular1 }% A7 s1 ~* A% t: S2 E
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone5 q+ H& i' P' U+ j
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
' D3 Z7 P, Q6 q( W8 b(prepubertal).
6 k3 S$ P* q+ s7 H* _8 N9 b. pThe parents were notified about the laboratory6 |# P$ h* r1 m% P6 B
results and were informed that all of the tests were
: b+ P8 y9 A: r& d% |normal except the testosterone level was high. The$ u8 x8 J) F1 P1 n# e2 S, i
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to- x! \% u; M& c' Q% N
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-# F1 Y( h% n6 @. G T5 L4 l
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.
- \# V3 ^7 L* H2 _Physical examination at this time revealed that the6 k) Q/ A( k5 ? {
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
3 r% I W) v# @6 j! G7 l2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
9 K5 S- s2 v& Hunchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-+ p: x: b1 p5 ~7 U
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
! C* u+ P$ }" a; \/ Sthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2% w; O$ P" X& R- v$ d
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.* h6 v/ v# Y4 S/ ~2 y6 N+ _
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
g* E" J% H9 S% z. @. A5 O# ting frequent erections.5 Q* X1 _# `; y* b* n7 h
Both parents were again questioned about use of
. W/ m& a: a8 c* h3 Tany ointment/creams that they may have applied to0 g- W: j9 D, J0 `/ A, B; p
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
; C0 b2 B ~/ k+ P3 U [ `* nTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 5416 h* K) t! K* Q+ |/ W
use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-! Y; C* ]2 R6 |! K, Q9 P
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for# E. J# F9 C0 b9 g3 j7 @) s
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
0 F2 E6 C" @8 u' E8 Bto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
3 C9 d: N `3 x+ g1 O3 ^scribed by his family physician for decreased libido; o7 x. ]" I; @3 A k! ~
secondary to depression.
+ Z* T8 r- \. \The child slept in the same bed with parents.
( m* R/ b7 _6 |8 |3 ]The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
" b: ]/ n( z# ]" _1 b/ V* p% Ychest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-( o* y+ b" X$ w8 {5 j
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.+ R. v0 ]9 X8 k6 w: g) u7 `
The father also admitted that after the phone call,
: Y. C. x" E+ q: g, m& _+ ewhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby5 c( X( {! i( E* O0 R, P+ J
was high, he then read the product information! r s; F( g+ M# K9 W+ n6 t
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
' J/ E$ }# I$ Z$ G7 Pson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
7 H9 J. E7 }1 P' E ^8 Mdecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
0 P5 Y# ` H; H7 Ffather was not hugging him with bare skin and had9 X/ Q* m% E" {- Q( [
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone" M7 I4 M- k, M0 V! C) S, {
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the X/ D6 R, l$ E9 L, x3 _; w5 c
laboratory to obtain the test.: ]3 ^9 R7 [5 k7 U
Discussion& q2 s+ T# J" a1 R( g( C, p, |) |
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary4 y" C' _' A+ U* q0 b% P0 H* e
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4 [) H# C5 L y- ` z- [
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when( N4 M; {7 x O) d
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-5 Q# O! `5 C `+ b, L% R
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-3 x# c. U$ K4 G1 J5 `' |9 l! `8 p
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP* n) r, Q6 ?% |: r" ]
may have a central nervous system lesion that is/ k. S+ M& p1 M8 Z G) b
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-* x0 S5 k6 q2 K8 |% N8 b8 }" t
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-, A+ ]' {3 ^' [/ M9 c( l: } c( L% a/ d+ y
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in# h$ o+ m6 v2 X$ W, @5 I: j a# L
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril- L' U: y7 x4 P' |1 F+ x
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
0 i* P# q0 C* b9 N$ p# nrical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by& g4 S$ n5 h! q& ?6 L
gonadotropins.1,35 w5 {" R9 J" p. ?5 ^+ _
Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-4 [+ B+ h% x* B3 {; w7 ~0 L0 M1 h+ s
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate! ~7 p, h( ^9 z2 T: M* _
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or! m( w5 S e. I \$ O
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
0 S: k: C0 u3 Y3 sulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
1 h. Y6 t, {# T3 G {" acongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
' X$ d9 c0 I8 u) \adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
* c8 u7 Y8 j2 ~( d& @puberty in boys.3,4( \4 |, Y4 W& p' V
The most common form of congenital adrenal
, y: g) Y% Z1 [( \hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
7 { |% A _+ H! HThe 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
/ n& |7 C) P3 }7 w& G. Gexcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
0 `/ s. Y/ u& w$ p" d' lan adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen8 Z( ?; {: R2 G8 n* f0 p' ^
excess.1,3
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
" N: b3 O# I3 W+ ?, i+ AA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
. U; o+ _8 K. \9 uindependent precocious puberty, which is also known
/ I& J, b/ a# u" ias testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a
, H4 y/ }! u2 `- @, ~. l$ ivery young age. The physical findings in these boys9 c: d( M: z! K( \+ k6 m) X
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
! l& E, y' ~# t6 V* Z) yincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys7 X. A: P& h |6 ]/ Y6 q+ ~
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
@) b+ {! M# p* y+ b6 Lare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
! d8 o- T" e' H& m! Wpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-0 k& S$ E5 J! o! h
releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked% } p6 U$ q" s' p3 V
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only" {2 q; b9 Z. u7 V
males; therefore, other male members of the family6 e/ @7 s5 y9 J( q; V9 C) C
may have similar precocious puberty.3
+ K7 U2 K1 ^3 t2 W5 k" mIn our patient, physical examination was incon-
+ }2 J F( M9 I( Bsistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
9 ^( P. k* o0 Z5 Ycles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis7 c$ `% J( F' e' l
was in the differential diagnosis because his father
! I. i, u, M# a0 c, a8 {0 P2 R/ Vstarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
i6 F: S. M! o5 K' btesticular enlargement is not that evident in the
9 ? L) @' h8 G& Q% V" Zbeginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
0 E- K2 c8 ]4 A" A8 ]/ q& Lative initial history of androgen exposure, our
+ R/ i. F c0 M' jbiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,' I o4 N- I) r. P3 @
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
# ]6 k! s" S2 z3 {+ rdeficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-9 X4 |! l# b- x( r; J9 s
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.: v3 w8 d0 B& Z# f' ]+ @$ h
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly2 Y' u' ^4 J% _. ^ [( n2 ~6 A( e2 S
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because3 }1 E8 f `' H! j" n# C* t
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-+ \8 G2 V( B1 N, h2 ]4 h
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and4 [8 f: x+ D! H( ~9 [
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
2 `6 u7 n6 q1 D0 p+ ?) q$ wterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
/ ]7 U+ E- K1 J$ \using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
) D/ g9 D i' ZDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
" M( T# Z3 E# R1 l; Wcream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to. J$ o( x$ V/ g
unprotected females through direct skin exposure./ @3 w" h- G1 Y
Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the. a- @, L* D6 Q2 w- I2 C* p
baseline value in those females who were exposed to/ _) _4 D+ ^/ |8 P
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male: ^' L4 R* M; O: X
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-. R; U4 b% }) z" ~
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.0 m" G, k4 E* {: V6 S- n
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
3 C+ t4 G! J9 ?: ]which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that _. a3 b: |4 E: g k
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-0 ], `. D' U4 E
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
$ c1 R+ T1 J1 B \9 N% p7 Pactive in young children exposed to testosterone
3 c1 o k8 Z: b6 U0 Iexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
& i! T# C( k' K8 d% @; }" M! idrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to2 f! A! T: Q3 A- u4 J
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in+ O1 f( m! {, W$ e9 s
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
# W& A, z9 ?7 Nadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
( d0 k8 l# L8 u5 R# l$ ?The long-term effect of androgen exposure during
7 z: ^4 d0 ]4 r6 S- }6 ]" aearly childhood on pubertal development and final' e! m* F3 m" n/ y' e, R
adult height are not fully known and always remain& L2 d8 g* a- j1 `- _
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
% r% S0 y- @4 S0 D& ?0 Kterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some) N; [ I) e6 P
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after. |0 T% u# c$ z
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation( ?2 v! J7 s( m% Y" t
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
7 E9 z9 N# O2 y: w/ oThere are conflicting reports and controversy4 C- N5 {! I) E4 X# v
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult: X* ]' S+ t W
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
; t- Z: j' B. N+ D2 yadult penile length, apparently because of downreg-5 |1 A9 @. B, s/ b8 y
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
2 K) O6 t3 v2 h" O2 @' I" CSutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
3 y6 e% h" j J( achildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult( { A8 c( W1 U( R h) ^ a9 V
penile length in clinical studies.
2 J0 I2 v& O/ {: _; Q8 ^Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is1 u( j e) v7 O+ C6 c
going to experience any of the untoward effects from
. W3 {& B. ?& A1 z z etestosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because! N3 N1 W' y3 v3 I( ]( e
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.! j8 m. w5 h/ ~ x6 ?0 j: B" G
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
) g: |; E9 E8 K5 F1 t' p' f odiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at) b- d& @6 j! s* R, X( w$ ^0 w
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
* Q/ r2 N8 T: aheight will not be affected.( o8 l4 A( C, P% ?
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-4 l" l. O5 \8 ]# @3 h3 n) x! k8 @
ability of androgen products in our society may
$ h4 R& P) D' L* [( y! Z( uindeed cause more virilization in male or female. A" p% k$ R# a5 U/ m' n* s" w
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-. ^( d' _1 |* h) W9 d" |+ R
gen products must be considered and specific ques-1 u B6 s$ `. |, V8 d
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or, I# ^; F4 W9 c
gel should be asked of the family members during6 \* {+ Z2 `+ U& Q* u
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
" c) z% h- A9 qilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
9 C1 d) G: H8 L. e' ?3 Rnosis can be established by just a few tests and by
9 f7 o% l5 G( t% a' b2 Mappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a
& s0 H: W* G2 K9 ohistory, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
% N* N4 s2 w0 Z7 P2 Zresult in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive% m! a+ U( s* U% M" r: W' E( [
investigation. The primary care physician should be
4 R+ b! x5 B! W9 R3 u% C' g: C7 gaware of this fact, because most of these children
2 W$ ^. L% Z9 k$ omay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’% l2 f/ L! p3 u$ ~
Desk Reference and package insert should also put a) \- K- @' s% [2 b, b3 y. O
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or0 l' t# l, j" c9 t+ G& K
female child who might come in contact with some-# I0 }# S: a* C* U
one using any of these products.$ E* U9 |4 c# H8 I* D
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