Increased Incidence of Precocious Puberty in Girls During COVID-19 Pandemic: Early Indicator of the Upcoming Childhood Metabolic Syndrome Pandemic?

• Main Authors: Alaa Itani MD (Author), Aya Abou Hamdan MD (Author), Hawraa Zgheib MD (Author), Zeina Ghandour MD (Author), Christy Costanian PhD (Author), Ahlam Azar MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To evaluate retrospectively the incidence of central precocious puberty (CPP) during the COVID 19 lockdown and comparing the data with the corresponding data from the previous 2 years. The study included 23 girls with CPP and 14 patients with early puberty. Nineteen patients were newly diagnosed wit...