Precocious Puberty

Question 1

What is precocious puberty?

Answer 1

It is defined as the development of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 and the start of menstruation before 9 in girls
-it is 5 times more common in girls

Question 2

What imaging do we do in these patients?

Answer 2

1. CT/MRI scan to exclude cranial masses
2. Abdominal/pelvic ultrasound-masses on ovaries, adrenals, liver
3. Wrist radiograph- bone age decreases a in hypothyroidism