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is a significant concern for physicians. Central
4 {. _3 [ `* u0 nprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated( ], p% E) F S/ ?* M
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has8 u0 K4 ]% J1 }$ c
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system! O; z, y3 C" n# i; |( F! B8 p) N
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested1 s2 ^& K1 [% D, ^
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
( f9 {! ?8 ~0 }# ~, m$ O o3 phair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-! ~4 o' Q* t+ q& j2 S4 |9 p/ E( b
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
2 m6 a; @ V% ? A2 d8 rreport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the, P5 ~- f" s1 C$ ?
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-+ D& a6 ?) P0 x' ~2 \2 \9 K
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due D" Z @, M: n
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by9 q% l- G& H7 L! F, K
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
- \" d' c( f& n5 I8 W0 z* p) fmation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this. G3 p' `# D" [4 e
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of2 v4 }3 I# N7 Q6 P
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
C5 N& ~2 T/ ?4 f$ ^" ]& Obly more common than the rare case report in the5 i; R0 [5 [8 Z& n
literature.4( G' N8 s; P8 v/ f8 N8 ]' N
Patient Report
; f3 u, y1 c4 K QA 16-month-old white child was referred to the
6 H3 T8 `. ~' Q7 J8 [ qendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
3 q. h+ T' v1 D0 X$ R( k" pof early sexual development. His mother noticed
( q0 y0 e; d2 [ y" m0 Llight colored pubic hair development when he was% A; t& [) @- e9 `9 C
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of6 \# s, W- q3 n8 y4 S: x h& z
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
. ^! E5 \" I% {1 A4 _$ fAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,9 @$ d: I! F: _
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of: B6 p0 U L, C. u( S
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;# C1 i- J4 G6 M: s7 C( p# m+ W+ j
e-mail: [email protected].' a6 z) J) P, C1 S6 _
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became
# r+ O% g8 l: ]9 B! j S/ ]8 jdarker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
3 r3 k8 r9 I: u2 Lment of his penis and frequent erections. The child: a4 _* R' ?8 _! R) ]
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
% P3 F" E. U/ Na birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
$ p d3 W% ^6 t$ r20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
9 z; L3 K$ `4 d, q# oof life and was still receiving breast milk along with& k, ^: W2 Q9 @
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,* ?" n' p" B. z4 a0 M
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development
+ Y) o4 F0 K: W2 n" O( awas age appropriate.- o( X! s# M- M3 G+ L
The family history was remarkable for the father,
7 ^# x& ?1 r9 Q2 A: S' ]3 fwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
4 @# q1 d/ b, w8 |& G* h& U: Wwhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
% C' ?; N! t' u/ y8 ?- y$ D3 dheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat* z3 M, c: m7 ^$ N) ?+ z
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
' _/ o4 c& n% H0 b3 \9 l% WThe father denied taking any other medication. The
) G- \- B2 @+ p$ ]4 c+ ]2 o' H% [child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
1 b: O( p# c' e% p7 G$ B+ V. Bwas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
+ Z' \7 V' F6 ^, }& _$ S [, J5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
8 d7 M5 A5 F0 y8 t; h; `. A% o9 A3 Scocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
' y1 d/ Q3 w: }9 B2 G$ {9 \tives. There were no siblings.' l# e* w) d( w" g& L: |
Physical Examination' A6 x+ V4 l6 Q5 m2 ~5 c
The physical examination revealed a very active,- l% L6 U! |1 U% B
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
/ l8 z3 P/ K1 W4 ?: ta blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was* Q9 Y5 \$ f5 x+ R
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
8 a2 X0 h( f4 U3 `& |8 Q* K: D0 y, Q(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth: P5 ^0 J. E' K3 t/ Q
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
+ c( O0 k Q8 k7 T3 Q0 Ythe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.+ ]4 E- Z9 U7 v3 m
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for+ F- N! `. f- [
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of O a, I9 i- q) u. g& W5 x" \
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
5 U/ m7 k; D9 Wdeveloped. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around2 p( b( ^3 H& N' U4 G! m
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
3 A. D2 H b! H2 q+ T1 _: g4 etesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each./ ~$ w M1 U2 n$ `; s4 J5 M$ [: m
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
9 G3 v% P( X& K4 H# a4 I" roily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no2 M w y: g9 p
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
+ q: F: {6 y- ^- `. l3 tNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
- }/ L$ ^, H' u/ `* z% M. r" u4 kbilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion" {5 u4 u1 s* l x% d
of papilledema.
# f0 |* F! z6 _7 ^Laboratory Evaluation
/ Z$ b# k) V+ E) `- P! C" SThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by0 N- _. I7 @7 {; N9 N# p0 H' U
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-) ]- K( f. O. I5 K+ a% d' Y
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal' t6 v* |$ e, s3 w: a6 r: U9 j6 M
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
) e y" Y5 k( u! f/ S% _- k) Kshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
! K! f( }! Y/ i7 x- Dlating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).2 f, i$ U9 g9 u6 P7 f5 d) h
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood1 ~$ Z& U8 y! w
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
3 X3 w- @! G) j" B3 k q* o! ywithin normal range for his age. The concentration
- k" W# `8 }" z7 c' p6 f8 rof serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
% P, f1 z8 E! N. d. Y(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20, l, R9 y2 v- C
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
# S) `% X& g; ~terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),7 t4 y- T# Z P- H+ x* S5 r; n4 W
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to0 X! l$ E1 D' I5 R% @; }$ d
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
% {& a* y5 W3 F, Y& p% f' N2 v) Xwas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-2 N0 w7 e. q- ^6 j
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
( `' @) q; F+ [+ {7 Z& Ttestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),/ \5 Y5 z( Y% n; p
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
0 M7 d+ W9 p; o7 \; x$ d; g# K5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
6 z* n p/ I- Mstimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
& F" a1 O7 n- c( Y2 |concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL9 u V* S% P1 P
(prepubertal).
% z, _4 K. q; |6 I8 @& uThe parents were notified about the laboratory( J/ t7 V4 G3 Q5 w9 Z- ~; L+ o7 j
results and were informed that all of the tests were
, Q+ I* @5 L" k! H+ c' nnormal except the testosterone level was high. The9 J2 }' b; b: }+ w) i1 G
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to7 f7 p: q/ ?: ]/ O o# U! [; [+ k
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-+ V% X% Z; O( Z6 s/ Z+ H
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.
! p/ Y6 R3 S6 t0 ~# ~5 h6 a. lPhysical examination at this time revealed that the
$ u2 _7 ? E3 ?, k* G/ zchild had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
0 |* k* z2 t n4 O2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
, X! R3 C2 @* t9 ]7 Bunchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
! w) {! d( i7 y6 }8 `* n" C) opletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
9 n D5 y n- Ithe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2" W6 E# f+ {$ t
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.2 o5 V6 ~, F8 ~. S! \
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-' d# {( p% J, k/ ~
ing frequent erections.
# t6 N7 C- Z8 M" m$ i* ]8 nBoth parents were again questioned about use of
1 c; d3 c4 r# t' S6 H# j2 rany ointment/creams that they may have applied to" [; `9 ]: A2 {" X6 R; j# c
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the- N* H& L+ O9 N4 i
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
8 t# X. Z- b) C: z }use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
% y0 ]) ], X( V! |% |* ging over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for$ z" G: [8 H: h' U
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
/ q+ d2 D* P7 r/ G0 kto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-2 m3 T3 f( g! Q$ t, S. j
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido
' Z' G) B3 x7 v+ k3 q8 lsecondary to depression.7 n! w0 _- }* @5 B N4 w# ]
The child slept in the same bed with parents.9 d! V! T/ `% J4 ^
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his j- B \* D- \2 g. E' j$ \ A
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-) B' G: t, o0 {- K
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.5 P2 ^5 E" B: q) ?& w
The father also admitted that after the phone call,
1 n: B7 }% n) L3 s$ Z$ wwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby8 j$ p1 a- w4 b4 u3 ~. m
was high, he then read the product information/ K% t* H; U- {$ k
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
9 G$ e( K: p3 H4 {' f# b2 @son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they0 _+ A) `. C6 D7 U6 h5 K
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the/ `4 M( x% U: x3 o/ k
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had ^( s g" H- ~: f9 \5 I" d
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone- G, V& U; q V7 j' f
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the/ s, a! _) s5 v4 n s
laboratory to obtain the test.# |8 w# x1 c$ p! M7 Y& s; Q
Discussion
+ S! R! u4 e) F7 JPrecocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary! F* O! F2 Y9 G! Y- C
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4+ S$ T% e! c, Z1 j8 U
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when* T" q: I- ^2 `: V* L* \
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-4 {& P& ^+ S$ g% g2 W, I
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
' Q- K K! o& _: |5 A. a ~mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP3 B8 [# I- K. t- k0 }7 k0 {- o
may have a central nervous system lesion that is. X$ {( ^/ K! b+ K+ H* e
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
: {) Y8 }' u2 d& u. A4 Camic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
( m8 r% J( z; l6 e" k. l# Nsis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
- G, a% e$ x# n2 t( l- Y4 `1 Lboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-& a0 F( O" x7 A1 `9 |. M' U' [: W
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
1 [6 {3 E" V( t3 yrical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
; q4 p1 s5 ^. L* a- ~. agonadotropins.1,35 \) @ | k* M7 P
Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
# Q0 d" v! a/ O N* p) A! _cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate+ N. o: t# f8 G C
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or
7 {' N: X1 E7 m, L' `" ?; hexogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
9 i/ y8 d- |; r% A8 s( D# @- C& rulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
5 P( o& F* G. G9 |% R5 Ucongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive5 E8 T9 m4 }$ T- Z Q% {
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
' R8 m1 N6 N4 c4 p, Qpuberty in boys.3,4
' s u( y1 f3 A' e# l# s5 ZThe most common form of congenital adrenal
; E: }4 g" b ^6 x7 H5 \7 K! I( qhyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.( V+ o; K9 k3 V% ]
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in: P `' k) {( R
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,9 X( a+ x, L; { e! o
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen' W7 u9 ~ s$ C+ j$ G6 J) C7 Q1 j
excess.1,3. ?& F7 v0 D5 A4 E' Z1 s$ }, ~
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# Q0 r8 i$ s7 C& C' U, g542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
. }4 a U. |: PA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-- H; z. i7 Y) ]% d4 C* _( b
independent precocious puberty, which is also known, \& p% n8 G, f# m, j
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a& O* t; A e/ K: @) F) l: s
very young age. The physical findings in these boys6 x$ u7 k' l0 X" P( e
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
8 S" s0 }! R) J9 J1 F# x8 aincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
4 O: ]# O* C [8 X1 bwith CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder( @8 k6 k1 ~% F5 Z9 K
are suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
6 w1 n0 h# b6 }3 Kpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
! U" Y) A } u9 lreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
7 l( q9 i5 [- ~# oautosomal dominant disorder that affects only- `" V3 `0 g6 [/ l5 ]3 b- S, v' q
males; therefore, other male members of the family2 ~$ ^2 Q( e5 K
may have similar precocious puberty.3
% M8 c4 U0 |/ ]( UIn our patient, physical examination was incon-" A: g1 h6 _0 h9 c0 M# g
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-1 A- X5 B. n3 F( s* g2 B" w/ I0 d
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis! E) m9 h+ v2 j, Q4 S: T& v# {
was in the differential diagnosis because his father3 b* Q$ K9 p+ b, `
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,7 P; {" n& i5 e0 }; ?1 ^0 `( Z" p
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the
1 X, U9 f5 c; r6 U) T' ?4 qbeginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-6 S8 N3 [3 K8 l9 c% r' K4 E
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our: B6 H1 G: R8 C! D* c( y5 q
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,' O X/ N% x4 J$ I$ F7 L
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase# s( P) g5 u- V: } V) s2 b
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-0 f% `$ q/ N, U' C/ S
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
- f" {7 Q' {0 T2 W$ z0 ~! h. OThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly% A O# Y. |+ h: H0 u* R4 Z( Y# g K9 W
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because/ f4 E; r1 {$ K' Y% J( D6 X, x% J( w b
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-
# o3 U" {) C$ Lpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
9 s h+ E0 A* F' E3 ddecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-2 U4 _ A/ G% e
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
# W% \6 y( S$ O, Lusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
3 m: j+ A; U7 e, CDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
+ T3 l, d% f1 O- T$ s5 Scream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
* n7 v* n5 ~7 j9 t$ X' ?# }4 Vunprotected females through direct skin exposure.! G& [7 j7 o( C9 H: r
Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
4 B e3 [3 {( [2 t+ }2 W3 ~baseline value in those females who were exposed to. T/ }3 x5 r. w2 W# k& p# S, a
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male; x2 d8 n" I X4 \
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-; [% p& b" I' `- ]' d( D0 l, X
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.
7 b+ a) o; B' S8 ]' ]Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,& T5 [& C2 o: N' b2 [( P
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
( K# W- r" l& t( F7 s, ?$ d; h* K$ udermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-7 W6 k" A% L5 `& A& z* H
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
8 J t# J, W$ g) v! _6 y" T# qactive in young children exposed to testosterone
# X* E0 D' l6 ^, \, wexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
1 Q/ {* b+ ~$ R( m: s# R( `* d% Ddrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to* R2 ]! c% @" q0 L4 a" J9 g: n
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
& C* l- \2 ~7 cchildren results in an increase in growth velocity and3 S5 Z: D- Z0 M, y* \
advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
3 s7 p$ v. f ?The long-term effect of androgen exposure during* x" z- f( N7 y" E6 {% `
early childhood on pubertal development and final
2 G6 r% F8 q- ~# J$ `4 {: D' gadult height are not fully known and always remain
2 V) j1 f6 w5 @a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
0 T# w9 D+ C# b. Kterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some* l$ U- ~( q+ i8 g0 p
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
4 U' Q7 f+ [$ \2 a, kcessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation7 I c0 |( k0 ?6 r! Y
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
! L+ x8 R) ?" u/ X+ ^8 [, S2 h9 nThere are conflicting reports and controversy2 r, F, n) f, h* Q# L7 E
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult
* @8 ?! a9 r# J: H/ r/ L- U/ zpenile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal# n8 O/ k9 A/ T
adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-) @' h' M! m: H
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
: N" S j* i6 d8 J! H. DSutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
3 w1 H: U# ~) t9 ^% [: S% @childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult+ z& J- a/ U- s$ A, x# S
penile length in clinical studies.& H' {( t1 C. O3 b6 n, F
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
0 m# s' p2 r/ _: ygoing to experience any of the untoward effects from
* N4 p9 g. C& A& ]( ptestosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because0 K: N( B7 n3 i& i
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
e9 _% M0 y. k+ `3 x' Q4 QAlthough the bone age was advanced at the time of/ x7 ]3 a+ J* o% b- ^6 t* o/ J
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
& T( P1 \5 v; t2 Uthe follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
T( G* p. l7 l' b5 oheight will not be affected.9 D" u( T1 i6 V. P9 |; _* N
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-& |+ D5 g6 B/ P O% u; T! f3 n
ability of androgen products in our society may& l' i4 m. V: ]: J3 K2 o, F L
indeed cause more virilization in male or female( n. j% e8 o. q' d# z7 o, f
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-& O4 u- z: S, `
gen products must be considered and specific ques-7 m! X3 [! H( }. q. K m. [
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
7 }' _; F! s% o$ Y! Zgel should be asked of the family members during
- r$ N( W" E+ Y' Qthe evaluation of any children who present with vir-
2 { H- T* D3 W6 [ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-' w8 d3 @7 |4 _
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by
+ B3 f$ U, D- O5 u _/ i9 yappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a7 U. B. W7 O* D2 E, U4 n
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may ~2 {* Z+ d7 k3 D+ e! [3 u
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
% d7 h0 |4 c0 ]* S( I( m1 ?9 Q: finvestigation. The primary care physician should be
: G) |" v& W4 N2 @& h9 K6 ]$ Yaware of this fact, because most of these children
4 S. `0 N+ `/ emay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
+ @ t3 h0 @! {* Z; F9 xDesk Reference and package insert should also put a
% k$ R" g" E# Z, Swarning about the virilizing effect on a male or
4 b8 L& R% J; d3 sfemale child who might come in contact with some-( K! y7 H, ]3 s$ i3 k
one using any of these products.) U. S. X2 r% N6 O* d+ |
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