Bratisl Med J
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Premature thelarche presents as an appearance of breasts and glandular tissue in girls before the age of 8 years. It is mostly a benign and transitory variation of premature sexual development. ⋯ Premature thelarche as a partial form of premature sexual development, in our study included 98 girls, and showed to be a benign condition, the girls are with normal height, slightly elevated weight, but with increased bone maturation and height velocity in the first year. A progression toward central precocious puberty was not registered. The duration of the condition was about two years in most of the girls, with a regression of enlarged breasts in smaller patients and with occurrence of normal puberty in older patients (Tab. 1, Fig. 3, Ref. 16). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.