| Autor: |
Gul Yesiltepe Mutlu, Elif Eviz, Belma Haliloglu, Heves Kirmizibekmez, Fatma Dursun, Servan Ozalkak, Atilla Cayir, Beste Yuksel Sacli, Mehmet Nuri Ozbek, Huseyin Demirbilek, Sukru Hatun |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1824-7288 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13052-022-01337-z |
| Popis: |
Abstract Backgrounds During the Coronavirus-19 disease (Covid-19) pandemic it was observed that the number of girls presenting with early puberty had increased. The aim of this study was to carry out a retrospective evaluation of the characteristics of girls who had been referred for evaluation of precocious puberty in five different pediatric endocrinology units, before and during the pandemic. Methods The study participants comprised 359 girls who were assigned into 2 groups a pre-pandemic group (n:214) and a pandemic group (n:145). Those participants (n:99) who had medical records in the follow-up period were classified into 3 subgroups according to the time of presentation and follow-up visits (group-1: first admission and follow-up visit before the pandemic, group-2: first admission before the pandemic, the follow-up visit during the pandemic, group-3: first admission and follow-up visit during the pandemic). Results The age at presentation and age at pubertal onset were both significantly lower in the pandemic group than those in the pre-pandemic group(8.1 vs 8.6, p: |
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