A Case of 8 Year-old Boy with Testicular Microlithiasis Showing Bilateral Testicular Enlargement.
- Author:
Seung Hoon HAHN
1
;
Min Ho JUNG
;
Byung Kyu SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. suhbk@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Testis;
Microlithiasis;
Hypertrophy;
Puberty;
Precocious
- MeSH:
Calculi;
Follicle Stimulating Hormone;
Follow-Up Studies;
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone;
Hypertrophy;
Luteinizing Hormone;
Puberty;
Testicular Diseases;
Testis
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
2009;14(1):78-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Testicular microlithiasis is a rare cause of testicular enlargement. An 8.5-year-old boy presented with bilateral testicular enlargement accompanied by no other pubertal signs. His bone age was 8.5 years and serum levels of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone after gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation were within prepubertal limits. Scrotal ultrasonography showed multiple echogenic microcalcifications that are indicative of microlithiasis in both testes. During 2-year follow-up, he developed clinical manifestations of early puberty between 9.5 and 10.5 years of age. Testicular microlithiasis should be considered when boys show bilateral testicular enlargement without other findings of puberty.
