Clinical Profile of Adolescents With Delayed Puberty

Indian Pediatr. 2021 Apr 17:S097475591600309. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOne year study on forty-eight adolescents with delayed puberty revealed etiology of constitutional delay, hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HH), hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism, chronic systemic disease, hypothyroidism and sex reversal in 14(29.2%), 13 (27%), 12 (25%), 5 (10.4%), 3 (6.3%) and 1 (2.1 %) cases, respectively. Earlier presentation, male preponderance, significant normal variants and utility of GnRH analogue testing observed.PMID:33864448

Source: Indian Pediatrics - April 17, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Aarthe Selvaraj Hemchand Krishna Prasad Kannan Narayanasamy Anand Thiagarajan Nedunchelian Krishnamoorthy Source Type: research