Pseudo-precocious puberty in a Kenyan African child: a case report.
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1991Author
Mwathe, EG
Ojwang, SB
Okeyo, SA
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A female Kenyan child with pseudoprecocious puberty due to juvenile granulosa cell tumour is presented. Clinical features in this patient included a mass in the lower abdomen, a growth spurt and appearance of pubic hairs as well as enlargements of the breasts. No similar case has been reported in a Kenyan child. The management and review of literature are discussed.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1756711http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/18169
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East Afr Med J. 1991 Jul;68(7):585-9Publisher
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]