N. Lipar
Klinični oddelek za endokrinologijo, diabetes in presnovne bolezni, Pediatrična klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

M. Avbelj Stefanija
Klinični oddelek za endokrinologijo, diabetes in bolezni presnove, Pediatrična klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana

N. Bratina
Klinični oddelek za endokrinologijo, diabetes in presnovne bolezni, Pediatrična klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

N. Bratanič
Klinični oddelek za endokrinologijo, diabetes in bolezni presnove, Pediatrična klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana

Abstract

Precocious puberty is the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys. Central and peripheral precocious puberty are distinguished. In boys, precocious puberty often has an organic cause; therefore we decided to present two cases of precocious puberty in boys. The firstcase report is of a three-year-old boy with peripheral precocious puberty caused by adrenocortical carcinoma. The second case report presents a 15-month-old boy with central precocious puberty. Among the possible causes of central precocious puberty in this boy is a Rathke’s cleft cyst.

Key words: precocious puberty, boys, adrenocortical carcinoma, Rathke‘s cleft cyst.