Medical Oddities: When puberty arrives at 4 months old
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October 22, 2026
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A girl with estrogen-related changes beginning at 4 months had recurrent vaginal bleeding, advanced bone age, severe anemia, and endometrial abnormalities by age 6 years and 7 months.
Whole-exome sequencing identified a likely pathogenic ESR1 p.Tyr537Ser variant, while suppressed luteinizing hormone argued against central precocious puberty; causation remains unconfirmed.
Tamoxifen temporarily reduced the cervicovaginal mass and improved symptoms, but recurrence was documented by February 2025, prompting combined letrozole–tamoxifen therapy.
The case report authors noted that the long-term malignancy risk is unknown, and the unusually early puberty’s relationship to excessive estrogen receptor activity remains uncertain.
The report described atypical endometrial hyperplasia/endometrioid intraepithelial neoplasia in a child, an extraordinarily unusual finding in childhood.
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