Clinical Updates
Evaluation and management of precocious puberty
Authors:
Navoda Atapattu ,
Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, LK
About Navoda
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
KSH de Silva
University of Colombo, LK
About KSH
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Professor in Paediatrics
Abstract
Puberty is an important event in adolescence. Altered timing of puberty brings about anxiety and fears in both the child and parents. Precocious puberty is usually idiopathic in a girl whereas a secondary cause needs to be excluded in a boy. Diagnosis and management require a careful evaluation in a logical sequence. The normal variants of puberty may not need extensive investigations but child will have to be followed up. The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to a child with precocious puberty are discussed in this article.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sjdem.v3i2.6365
Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013; 3: 76-79
How to Cite:
Atapattu, N. & de Silva, K., (2014). Evaluation and management of precocious puberty. Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism. 3(2), pp.76–79. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sjdem.v3i2.6365
Published on
17 Jan 2014.
Peer Reviewed
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