Clark P A
Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine.
J Ky Med Assoc. 1998 Nov;96(11):440-7.
Sexual precocity, evidence of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 9 years in boys and 8 years in girls, can be distressing for families and challenging for primary care physicians. In this article, I discuss the most common causes of early sexual development and provide an algorithm for the initial evaluation of such children. The information presented here is not intended to be a complete guide to the diagnosis of disorders resulting in sexual precocity, but rather is designed to aid in the initial evaluation and facilitate the identification of those children who would benefit from referral to a pediatric endocrinologist.
性早熟是指男孩在9岁前、女孩在8岁前出现第二性征的迹象，这可能会给家庭带来困扰，也给初级保健医生带来挑战。在本文中，我将讨论性早熟最常见的原因，并提供一个对此类儿童进行初步评估的流程。本文提供的信息并非旨在成为导致性早熟疾病诊断的完整指南，而是旨在帮助进行初步评估，并便于识别那些将受益于转诊至儿科内分泌专家的儿童。
