Casos Clínicos Hamartoma hipotalámico, una causa de pubertad precoz: Caso clínico
- Autores: José Alvarado R, José Manuel López M
- Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 129, Nº. 10, 2001, págs. 1179-1182
- Idioma: español
- Títulos paralelos:
- Hypothalamic hamartoma causing precocious puberty: Report of one case
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Resumen
Hypothalamic hamartomas are non neoplastic lesions that may cause precocious puberty with or without complex seizures, personality disorders and mental retardation. We report a 14 years old male that had a precocious puberty at the age of 11 and a prolonged episode of altered sensorium with automatism, that was diagnosed as a complex seizure. Physical examination showed a sexual development classified as Tanner stage III-IV, a height of 168 cm and a weight of 61 kg. Neurological examination was normal. A CAT scan showed a 13x13x9 mm mass in the suprasellar cistern, between the infundibulum and the brain stem, without exerting a mass effect over adjacent structures. It was diagnosed as an hypothalamic hamartoma (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 1179-80)
