Primary hypothyroidism with precocious puberty and bilateral cystic ovaries.
It is a general observation that children with hypothyroidism have delayed sexual maturation and delayed puberty. However, longstanding untreated hypothyroidism could be associated with isosexual precocious puberty. Here we report a nine year old girl with longstanding untreated hypothyroidism presenting with precocious puberty and bilateral multicystic ovaries, which promptly responded to thyroid hormone replacement.
Indumathi
C K
CK
Department of Pediatrics, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India. satgir@sify.com
Bantwal
Ganapathy
G
Patil
Madhuri
M
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy