
Enfoque práctico del manejo de la ginecomastia. Seis preguntas que debe responderse el pediatra ante un paciente con ginecomastia
Author(s) -
Comite Endocinologia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatria
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2011.365
Subject(s) - philosophy , humanities
Pubertal gynecomastia is a common concern in the consultation of the adolescent. Usually, it is accompanied by an emotional component that can lead to changes in everyday attitudes of youth. The responsability of the pediatrician is to rule out other etiologies, to avoid unnecessary additional studies, to limit active therapeutic attitudes, and to reaffirm the variation of normality. We briefly describe six eminently practical questions to be answered by the physician.