title: Congenital HIV infection and precocious puberty.
abstract: Reported endocrine problems related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children are primarily growth deceleration and delayed pubertal development. We report here an African-American male with congenital HIV infection who developed precocious puberty that was diagnosed at 4-9/12 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Ohio, Mercy Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH 43608, USA. jhorner@mco.edu
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: Nasreen A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Bhumbra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D016729:Leuprolide