ICD-11 code : 5A60.3;
Preferred Label : Central precocious puberty;
ICD-11 definition : Central precocious puberty is defined as the onset of pubertal changes before 8 years
of age in girls and before 9.5 years of age in boys due to the overproduction of gonadotropin-releasing
hormone (GnRH) by the hypothalamus. It may be idiopathic with no apparent cause (90%
of cases in girls, 50% of cases in boys) or secondary to a lesion (tumor or malformation)
in the hypothalamus. Other causes may include traumatic brain injury, or genetic disorders,
affecting behavioural and psychological development, and final body height.;
ICD-11 synonym : Gonadotropin-dependant precocious puberty;
Origin ID : 1749914533;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
Central precocious puberty is defined as the onset of pubertal changes before 8 years
of age in girls and before 9.5 years of age in boys due to the overproduction of gonadotropin-releasing
hormone (GnRH) by the hypothalamus. It may be idiopathic with no apparent cause (90%
of cases in girls, 50% of cases in boys) or secondary to a lesion (tumor or malformation)
in the hypothalamus. Other causes may include traumatic brain injury, or genetic disorders,
affecting behavioural and psychological development, and final body height.
