A Case of Precocious Puberty in a Setting with Limited Resources
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A case of precocious puberty in a setting with limited resources.
Precocious puberty is a rare condition characterized by the development of secondary sexual characteristics before the median age for the sex. It is either gonadotropin dependent also called as central or gonadotropin independent also known as peripheral type. Hypothalamamic Hamartoma is a common cause of the central or precocious puberty due to organic brain lesion. Here we present a two year ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kathmandu University Medical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1812-2078,1812-2027
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v9i4.6353