| A Case of 8 Year-old Boy with Testicular Microlithiasis Showing Bilateral Testicular Enlargement. |
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Seung Hoon Hahn, Min Ho Jung, Byung Kyu Suh |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. suhbk@catholic.ac.kr |
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| Abstract |
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Testicular microlithiasis is a rare cause of testicular enlargement. An 8.5-year-old boy presented with bilateral testicular enlargement accompanied by no other pubertal signs. His bone age was 8.5 years and serum levels of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone after gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation were within prepubertal limits. Scrotal ultrasonography showed multiple echogenic microcalcifications that are indicative of microlithiasis in both testes. During 2-year follow-up, he developed clinical manifestations of early puberty between 9.5 and 10.5 years of age. Testicular microlithiasis should be considered when boys show bilateral testicular enlargement without other findings of puberty. |
| Keywords:
Testis;Microlithiasis;Hypertrophy;Puberty;Precocious |
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