1School of Chinese Medicine for post Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2Department of Chinese Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
【Summary】
Precocious puberty, a common pediatric endocrine disease, was defined as the development of secondary sexual characteristics before age eight in girls and nine in boys, and its prevalence rate has increased significantly in recent years. This case is a ten-year-old girl with breast development for two years, her secondary sexual characteristics developed rapidly in recent three months, including breast enlargement accompanied local pain, and pubic hair growth. Her bone age was about 10-11 years old. After diagnosed with central precocious puberty (Tanner stage II), she was referred to Chinese medicine department for combined treatment. She has taken Chinese medicine for last two years, including Zhi- Bai - Di- Huang- Wan and Chai- Hu- Shu- Gan decoction. After taking Chinese medicine, her breast development subsided, and breast pain alleviated. She has grown 16 centimeters during past two years. The result suggested that traditional Chinese medicine provide good medical care for children with precocious puberty.
【Keywords】precocious puberty, bone age, traditional Chinese medicine, casereport