Precocious puberty secondary to topical testosterone exposure

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-110

  Franklin, Sherry Lynn ^a   Geffner, Mitchell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual precocity; Testosterone; Virilization

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE MATURATION; CASE REPORT; CREAM; DRUG EXPOSURE; FATHER; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; ORGAN GROWTH; PENIS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIRILIZATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HAIR; OINTMENT; PATHOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; OINTMENTS; PENIS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0037810677     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.1.107     Document Type: Article

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