title: Central Precocious Puberty: A Case Report.
abstract: Precocious puberty in a male child is uncommon. Moreover, a predominantly luteinising hormone secreting pituitary tumor is rare. We report a case of predominantly luteinising hormone secreting pituitary adenoma causing precocious puberty in a three year old boy. A thorough systematic investigation including serum gonadotropins and imaging should be done to search for an underlying cause, even in the absence of pressure symptoms. Surgery with long term follow up is the recommended treatment for functioning gonadotrophin tumors.
authors.affiliation: Dr Tahniyah Haq, Associate Consultant, Endocrinology, Square Hospitals Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haq
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Taib
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikhtaire
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms; D011629:Puberty, Precocious
chemical_list: D007986:Luteinizing Hormone