Pseudo-precocious puberty in a Kenyan African child: a case report.
A female Kenyan child with pseudoprecocious puberty due to juvenile granulosa cell tumour is presented. Clinical features in this patient included a mass in the lower abdomen, a growth spurt and appearance of pubic hairs as well as enlargements of the breasts. No similar case has been reported in a Kenyan child. The management and review of literature are discussed.
Mwathe
E G
EG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
Ojwang
S B
SB
Okeyo
S A
SA
D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*