khorshid
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You see a 6-year-old girl for precocious puberty. She has elevated FSH,LH and pubertal levels of estradiol.The bone age is advanced beyond the height and chronological age. The most likely cause is:
A)idiopathic
B)CNS tumor
C)Ovarian tumor
D)functional ovarian cyst
E)congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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| usmlestud
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| virgola82
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B, incrased FSH and LH point to central problem
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| khorshid
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The correct ans is A.idiopathic. It is a central precocious puberty, and we should do the imaging and neurological and visual exams, but it is most likely idiopathic
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