title: Precocious puberty in girls adopted from developing countries.
abstract: Nineteen girls adopted from developing countries were referred for signs of idiopathic precocious puberty. After adoption, the catch up in linear and weight growth, together with improved nutritional and psychological conditions, may trigger the onset of puberty. Precocious puberty is a frequent and unnatural event in these girls. Treatment with gonadotrophin releasing analogues is indicated in patients diagnosed early, and when height prediction is poor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Virdis
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Street
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zampolli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Radetti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pezzini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ghizzoni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Volta
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D016729:Leuprolide