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Congenital HIV infection and precocious puberty
James M Horner1, Nasreen A Bhumbra
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Ohio, Mercy Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH 43608, USA. jhorner@mco.edu
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM
|July 26, 2003
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.