Precocious Puberty: Case Series

Precocious puberty is a condition characterized by the development of secondary sexual characteristics before the median age for sex. It can be central (gonadotropin dependent) also called true precocious puberty or peripheral (gonadotropin independent) also known as pseudo precocious puberty. Two Ghanaian children with central and pseudo precocious puberty are being presented. The central precocious puberty was due to arachnoid cyst in the brain of a 4-year-old boy whilst the pseudo precocious puberty was as a result of granulosa cell tumour of the right ovary. No such cases have, previously, been reported in Ghana.