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PEDIATRICS Vol. 107 No. 3 March 2001, pp. 609-610

Early Puberty: A Cautionary Tale

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To the Editor.

Drs Pathomvanich, Merke, and Chrousos have presented their experience with an instructive patient---a white girl whose pubic hair growth began shortly after her sixth birthday and breast development approximately a year and a half later. An evaluation did not occur until she was age 8.5, when significant insulin resistance was found. The authors go on to state that the child "fell . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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