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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old) `- x5 z2 G8 K0 x8 R0 P. ^3 |$ w$ [
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
+ J: y! M6 R" \. [' KExposure to Testosterone" r) ~ a/ R: ?2 H
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2, g2 H, G" d1 X7 u; M5 A
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1, C- }' b) g) `0 y7 x8 |
Clinical Pediatrics( w2 R: r6 {+ o R/ k; I
Volume 46 Number 6/ D# |8 J* g1 w4 o( i
July 2007 540-543
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6 z2 [. {" |, B8 E2 QPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
+ ~; L" T" ~1 b0 c% V1 ~ ~: S) F( Kis a significant concern for physicians. Central
# B e- _# J- ~) Z; Cprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated0 E# D/ q1 w5 L% B$ O& E
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
?* S2 J$ i" [4 @a higher incidence of organic central nervous system
- P% H+ u& |" l b j; Q$ dlesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested# z: c$ W1 K: {, o5 w* S. w
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic5 n1 x* F+ Y, G: Q' g
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-+ O' l8 \9 d* E, I; T3 S
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We6 t% m, o6 T' [3 F
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
5 e5 v; y" q- s% o% T Ienlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-# \4 ]; l- s$ u
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due
; |" k2 F1 E8 U0 E! E" @to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by o) E6 s( B. V8 t
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-: R. W! s' Z. l/ z4 V
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this
& R6 f( k# Y0 h3 M! [& k$ ?5 gchild. Given the widespread and easy availability of' b9 S2 ]8 {9 x! g& x+ c
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-% u& {, }+ ~3 n' r2 D
bly more common than the rare case report in the" D8 s7 q5 {: d9 P4 [, g% B M
literature.4
: H/ r/ Y. y2 PPatient Report
) V+ t/ F) X; Z3 vA 16-month-old white child was referred to the$ x: V2 u7 i: ?6 m9 i n& k9 Y% ?
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
# B7 [. ?5 Q2 Z& A u' G" |8 m* t" Mof early sexual development. His mother noticed
( p1 ?4 J) F6 H G" d% K, A. Qlight colored pubic hair development when he was0 B" T: [2 p: ~! x9 ~5 e5 C
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
6 l: v7 Q( Y' A4 a- ZSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
1 h: Z2 z8 d, @" |5 M7 A& UAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 h, M# G$ z. m
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
/ f1 b! X/ }( l" Y& ^- h' B3 Y- v7 MMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;( H+ T+ a2 |8 I" x8 A E5 c5 `7 ~
e-mail: [email protected].( }) P2 Q# V$ ]" Z+ ^2 G% {7 I6 s2 Y; Y
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became
9 ~ z% c! P% { ?& H* H1 `2 Q6 K0 l$ rdarker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-9 } E4 k. ]5 U6 Q. X
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child. C2 A$ u" [$ e
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with$ f$ P7 C# I, C2 P4 V6 e9 k
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
* x: q7 \8 X+ R1 S. Z5 G! t& ]1 s20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
, d N( y$ r- G, hof life and was still receiving breast milk along with
) O! |! f" s3 S- Ysolid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
, f4 w; m9 d8 _" w/ r' T0 x: [' Yand his psychosocial and psychomotor development
7 y K V; t8 owas age appropriate.
% B1 n: G# k# Q1 T' M# dThe family history was remarkable for the father,
+ z6 ]: o( p1 D7 ]+ W1 Kwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,5 n6 g# @ K3 H# X3 ^
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s" Z$ @7 Y7 Y* i, m) e$ f
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat$ n3 B5 ~) K" q# s1 V. F! w9 e
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.- ?- h! {; @8 P
The father denied taking any other medication. The4 ^7 g! F! ~7 r+ f1 `
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche4 `' l @1 R: J* s- [
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
# F8 ]2 q0 D! j1 g$ t! t3 b5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
/ G! D |# j7 zcocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
& o% U# ^& a3 M2 z, atives. There were no siblings.
8 ]$ J4 D1 `$ _+ w HPhysical Examination3 t, a0 _& x# G* f5 v4 F/ k, d
The physical examination revealed a very active,
3 c* b- ~: Y- Hplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented, o: I% h9 C; V0 g. f
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
k- `0 b6 Q8 m' d5 f- Z90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
2 A2 a( {( W1 ~3 _. ]. a$ W* c(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
; k7 l+ O/ Q& G6 k' V0 `velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of; X$ x. M0 N" }
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.% {' F" Z! n. m3 V7 X6 T& W* ^
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for" y! `5 \, b% e( x$ k
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of
- T, q4 q/ E! A5 Q8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well) q; O9 Q" g2 L8 d
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around3 a0 @& o3 X! U$ Y+ R
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
8 \' h3 k6 c4 h' wtesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each., P( r( {2 O; `+ S
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
8 Y- F( h' f2 Z5 f1 [oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no) m% U4 N% H$ _' z y( j" Z' H
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
7 [6 _% A# ]- m7 J$ m H4 y' D- MNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
9 M' e' ~; C) X1 w# a/ @bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion0 C3 I7 {) p' \- G- e e
of papilledema.1 r" ]/ N; y0 k% \4 D( n d$ y
Laboratory Evaluation
& I6 T5 Z* w2 U1 ~. r. EThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by6 O7 o/ b k8 I% ]' o9 {$ U0 m4 B
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-" _% N% r* I- J
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal+ h9 j+ w7 o6 g. K
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
8 v0 Y5 v) X7 e5 Tshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
0 X( H% R, G9 r3 j. _" Q/ @lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).+ W6 I% J# G5 g7 c
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
2 p! g1 l4 Q+ h' h3 uurea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were! \6 ~4 `! v& z2 H
within normal range for his age. The concentration
" |! Q3 L$ h: N" rof serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
! ?; N* B+ ?, k) r9 Y0 o(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
, ^$ @5 N& f8 ~, a/ X% T( ong/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-) H, v0 n1 T$ u' q7 R' R
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
+ D- G9 s9 z; kdesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to9 V+ l- ] [; V' P: ^0 C
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)/ Z7 o0 A/ i/ j, X6 h% B
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-8 f$ x+ _ g9 s8 N
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
4 I# i, V! f" I) k3 [) w! K G" Ttestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
+ f- m/ D1 z& ^2 }( [and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
9 p9 a3 i% t8 O5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
0 a; I! D* G3 ]5 T. R& }5 p: mstimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
6 G, }+ h) U/ zconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL; z9 J2 _; O$ F& c) Q: Z
(prepubertal).
4 {) {9 m9 t5 M9 S. [2 _2 v, Z$ H9 lThe parents were notified about the laboratory* s8 u; f7 U1 U/ z% L# v
results and were informed that all of the tests were1 Q0 Z; R" e( a2 ^8 {3 l5 J e
normal except the testosterone level was high. The
T" B/ O8 j: U4 ?follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to# m0 }* X# \2 r* S! a
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
) a( ]7 X4 u" |* o' E fever, the family did not return for 4 months.
2 l' l# J/ M, X C( G$ ~3 h) zPhysical examination at this time revealed that the
' e4 \, D i" @5 D+ ?3 Kchild had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
6 i% k j4 N3 e8 r' k/ x9 T3 m6 g& L2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained/ ^. }& O* Q, m+ y3 J$ Y6 f! _2 |9 @
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-3 v7 @4 U3 s" ^- E4 S9 {
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
0 D3 w0 K5 }* p! U- F, L9 H* y: bthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
7 d; c, G- o3 n, ?8 q- ^% _3 v9 ]mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
' g0 W. c/ q4 h" bThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
) i$ V/ e3 v; d- ?' Ying frequent erections.- T U& @; j; h0 r& G e2 X
Both parents were again questioned about use of- T" y. e1 J! h. q0 W
any ointment/creams that they may have applied to
5 O0 ^5 F3 n: o5 C4 @0 }2 x- ~the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
: x$ B4 ^! l- _Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
. M5 D* J) P/ g, `0 Vuse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
+ b3 p' M2 o$ }% ` C. D" wing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for' e+ ?: X* e: b" t+ w4 h8 f* r
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed9 j; T1 { l/ h
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-4 I2 o# N! _; o( J |
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido
, c9 i b0 d5 |1 S* Osecondary to depression.8 M8 S" d- J2 q
The child slept in the same bed with parents.3 p6 s( ^% Z5 @- x& u8 x
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his: C; Z6 @: {( |5 @" Q! V
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
5 S$ Q- E+ O ~$ B5 E' S, gnificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
" T$ T( Z( ^7 M8 eThe father also admitted that after the phone call,) b# t+ j5 g: p: b
when he learned the testosterone level in the baby
g+ _; l$ z6 U% s! k, zwas high, he then read the product information" O: V. u4 W0 B& R% X, Z( d# S
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
, Z" R& @ Z* {% p7 W& B kson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
6 c+ J$ M: j' Y- s: a) Z, ^: fdecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the2 }% m, F n4 a+ c0 {2 c8 g
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had4 r/ a3 f2 M, b
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone6 F. i1 T( }4 v9 |) T
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the2 k g: [8 t- ]0 H& Z
laboratory to obtain the test.
, G4 D! H i- s# aDiscussion4 ^" A0 B5 B' P# M. q, K. [: G0 I$ }
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary& f0 ?% v% L; Y
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
9 S, @& \1 V# |8 c8 A0 s4 v5 }Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when' t8 [' d/ I2 H1 o5 Y- a* B
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
" n, G3 R8 V# G" p$ ythalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-& D; o* J+ V0 m/ I ?
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP8 `1 u+ n' ?( \9 l
may have a central nervous system lesion that is. J3 ^2 Q( ]5 H: O( b9 @8 T
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-5 t* u' g% M( j# `- H
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-' r6 M; \4 n o/ W
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in6 a. `& g* j# T" H1 j
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
" p/ M$ Y2 u2 P, |( b$ a. @ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-3 z6 k* X h% V9 \1 U7 e& S7 M7 r' ?
rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by0 R6 C2 q8 N' V3 @" y7 y
gonadotropins.1,3/ R3 A( { Q2 M4 _$ S
Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
. e3 u/ m0 @( R* W1 L2 bcious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate( O& F5 P. u6 F- g6 I; ~. v
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or
5 @3 d$ t, ~. ?" N4 wexogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
" R3 w+ `( ~) K9 o# a# K, Y7 F& Rulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
; A+ K4 u' A3 ccongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
/ v6 f* a4 p; q0 V$ Nadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
: l; T$ m' q- |3 ^# B2 v; ^puberty in boys.3,40 o, q6 u/ H' N0 q
The most common form of congenital adrenal
0 M. C9 h- J6 xhyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
6 W( l7 A' ^. N7 `1 X; |/ {The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
' K! g' [' A, ?7 I p0 _excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,8 v; R. z" D3 F& r z! {
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
9 k' q9 S/ ^" u i7 Lexcess.1,3- D% c9 r, A. y
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007 U2 f1 T7 F0 h9 P
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-3 A/ X B' @- P( z6 f# ]
independent precocious puberty, which is also known: ?6 M* F. M3 B
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a! `8 p* W1 S4 w& p6 u: Y9 Z
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
3 T& y8 r7 V9 f- Swith this disorder are full pubertal development,% h3 U% M7 ~2 g7 y
including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys8 L* w8 v% h; U/ Q: A0 [
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
0 x5 V3 n3 ?2 | k% O" uare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
+ E* Z- p4 p* M1 L5 \ z3 Mpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
! J1 ]: ^3 L, v t& f9 c% oreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
* P# Y& L/ k" _* Y+ O0 I! qautosomal dominant disorder that affects only
3 e& X x, H8 C5 b' Vmales; therefore, other male members of the family& w) X% F# O) N3 Q2 ~; y$ [
may have similar precocious puberty.3
- G' ^1 b2 j6 m2 IIn our patient, physical examination was incon-) t" z8 Y* k, r4 H. ~
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
0 O2 A: H2 [; {" o% hcles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis" W! H/ a: G9 A$ I0 t7 V. r
was in the differential diagnosis because his father4 p% p* v* U; m1 `( E
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
8 z5 ?' k. B: G- _& ^testicular enlargement is not that evident in the
/ E0 i% T5 [1 l- v1 ^% |beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-7 ]. K3 |! T9 Z1 C2 {' O% ~
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our1 Y7 v- ]! @7 ]1 o1 P: U
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia," F! k! p' j0 {5 x/ J
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase# k* u) u7 C; A. E: r4 Y
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
2 N* J+ n+ ^% M2 Ning the normal level of adrenal steroids.9 v3 ~' L* B8 \# g' _9 [
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly2 I7 J/ J' ?* i! u$ W3 B8 P
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because" k: v( k, R0 J4 X& d
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-
5 {( ^& A, L( s, {' kpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
, P3 k+ g3 _% ]- x/ m) k, Udecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
. b3 f+ ^' T& t. f0 x. O8 `# Sterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was2 G; `: k8 C6 M$ j
using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
]" g' r" Y+ N2 UDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
% H! i: U& D1 Wcream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
6 n( w6 e$ ~% [- eunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
1 c3 ~$ j' B4 i0 E' k. w1 YSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
2 w" y3 ]' n3 O, K/ m. j Ibaseline value in those females who were exposed to# ?+ _# A' B; Z& ?- G( e5 Q
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
4 r" o% N. G" B6 N; hpartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
1 N/ X) l1 Q; Z! _tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented." X3 g0 A1 \4 i9 S
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,1 `& n$ j% M" ^, [. |: ]
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
( J9 h6 z* x5 h. B2 `; S& }6 zdermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-) N7 T! ]( R$ {& A X0 {2 [4 t; z
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more7 E+ F, e, T p# R& \2 n
active in young children exposed to testosterone
0 M$ |$ Q& B* B! @* w* d- M* wexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
0 S% S; v+ G6 `. L1 ^4 Ndrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
. J4 E$ z& h U5 Gvirilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in3 B* Q% f6 H0 S# t, ]
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
8 z4 Q) M1 e& [. G; J Y$ Iadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient./ q2 w! ^9 `/ o5 G+ ^) X0 E4 w
The long-term effect of androgen exposure during
. ~ ]) ~; R* W/ I; U0 i7 oearly childhood on pubertal development and final6 Y$ j5 o2 G! ?' u$ O ~, Q
adult height are not fully known and always remain
& c4 f/ V( ?! S' F% y ^a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-/ @. m& |6 e% @$ b: s) Z# S' x
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some5 W2 Q2 ]' m E. s0 R/ i
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after$ Z: \+ ]6 x! s, i- W2 g
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
4 \3 ] C* A5 \* U" y) m0 j; odecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,97 ^ [1 d% M; U' W- R! y, `0 u3 x
There are conflicting reports and controversy
$ x+ |2 i& k! ?) w/ Lover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult* F. \) }0 W; X+ e
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
& z/ @6 ?' i4 e6 eadult penile length, apparently because of downreg-% ?4 s/ o( v! _) }6 Q' i' z! O! ^
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
. |' z7 k6 }4 B& Y( ]Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between9 z4 P! [8 |4 P" E4 m# `6 l6 W
childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
. Q0 g% A$ k! s; p5 E$ Openile length in clinical studies.
' v0 m7 w' `4 Y; N, h U9 `Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
8 D- d7 p8 t [( a8 u3 {* ~going to experience any of the untoward effects from
8 B7 t8 z0 G! c( l6 q- G6 L; a: q/ ?testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because; f1 G& q; m$ `4 b. o+ [/ w
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.% S9 W% W T* |& ~) [6 G$ Q1 r: R
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of$ ?, D2 ]' `6 ]& l" d; x) f
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
5 w. \' R6 V% Z% O4 U: Zthe follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult+ b: ~3 U l( ?+ d5 f
height will not be affected.! w9 R3 _" `$ e2 c9 L2 P9 ]6 _
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-! ]! n5 {6 ~0 e7 q* n& j
ability of androgen products in our society may7 E' a. J4 ~( h5 ?+ p" w9 h7 L
indeed cause more virilization in male or female* ?. Y7 v3 _6 C$ |
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-3 ~5 h. e4 v, O( o- f5 }
gen products must be considered and specific ques-" e9 N+ w, F: ?5 [9 {" ]1 A C v
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
: l0 h+ u4 C, J- [: ugel should be asked of the family members during
' Z2 r3 A* z+ V" ithe evaluation of any children who present with vir-3 r- J! E1 L" d" T1 }9 r
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
4 U% P, b/ B4 L6 L+ i1 ]5 Q$ h$ ]nosis can be established by just a few tests and by
9 T4 r7 c3 L3 w* Z9 X& K, f( jappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a
5 [% |) l0 Z" [& O9 Y7 zhistory, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
9 S/ O; H) x5 s+ H1 \result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive9 n1 h- u+ B3 E
investigation. The primary care physician should be
6 f- _3 m. w7 Laware of this fact, because most of these children
+ E0 `& G5 [# N4 v/ _. nmay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
: u0 Y1 I$ ]6 a6 [' C5 g) TDesk Reference and package insert should also put a
8 g0 J6 Q0 z4 ], swarning about the virilizing effect on a male or
4 D5 v4 {6 s5 H! j5 Mfemale child who might come in contact with some-
; a, l! {6 D( f" z4 W) qone using any of these products.
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