Publications by authors named "Maethanee Thaiwong"
Objective: To describe the etiologies, clinical characteristics, and laboratory investigations of young Thai children being evaluated for precocious pubarche.
Material And Method: The medical records of 41 children referred for evaluation of precocious presence of pubic hair at Songklanagarind Hospital between 1995 and 2011 were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: The etiologies of precocious pubarche in young Thai children were congenital adrenal hyperplasia (n = 19, 46.
Background: Central precocious puberty (CPP) is defined as pubertal development caused by activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis before 8 years of age in girls and 9 years in boys. Failure to recognize and/or treat this condition can result in short adult stature.
Objective: To determine the etiology, clinical presentation and near-final height (NFH) of Thai children with CPP with or without gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment.
Etiologies of precocious puberty: 15-year experience in a tertiary hospital in southern Thailand.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
December 2010
Background: Precocious puberty (PP) is defined as the appearance of secondary sex characteristic at an age <8 years in girls and <9 years in boys, or menarche <9 years in girls.
Objective: To determine the etiologies and clinical characteristics of children presenting with PP.
Subjects And Method: The medical records of 307 children (292 girls, 15 boys) with PP (1995-2009) were reviewed.