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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old3 i1 I/ M0 q% }" L5 |- d" a+ X
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
X9 v4 D% m! [# TExposure to Testosterone- P$ Y9 A% y$ b, u
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2 @/ s8 S% X! Z3 t
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
- F7 Y4 E. i" q% n. @Clinical Pediatrics* Q2 B- T5 L8 m0 {/ g- x9 u9 t; Q
Volume 46 Number 6
; i7 H- z$ a3 k! y5 N& gJuly 2007 540-543
& \: @1 h( z! M© 2007 Sage Publications
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: h. G8 u% T3 A+ B! ?) YPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
8 |. n$ a+ a% ]9 b/ p. ^4 Nis a significant concern for physicians. Central: q: x( A) `* G4 a7 X4 X* _
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated6 T7 X0 l* i0 H4 G
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has1 E" d: v' J0 A
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system; g; \0 ~* P$ q& f
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
: @* _# ]& B c( ~7 q8 n7 [: P }6 { ~by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic2 T0 U! k: z& p. Z; j+ k) z% h
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-. D9 ^: b3 D1 x# Z# t
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
8 y( N+ X! k* \ n5 A. z8 V1 p1 Ureport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the# O0 H8 s( c! o! j1 v3 y
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-. V" J+ r* P9 ~+ G' ^
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due7 X9 A9 z+ [- w5 f5 w, x. J4 q3 c
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by: k, a# O, m' b2 z4 X6 ~7 [
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-5 h* R" m9 E' \0 K+ L
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this( T0 u+ p$ y: j: G& f: E3 V- ^
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of: w5 I- i6 F7 w
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-6 i1 c% p( Q7 k/ X
bly more common than the rare case report in the2 |" L/ u1 w/ Y3 L% e0 B: E7 B* u w
literature.4
3 D" K, s8 V( q) A! |5 y8 f: QPatient Report) s. ^$ O- k5 _. b# e" r8 @
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
$ h1 H5 c4 g/ F: Sendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern% u# ]- u* [3 x
of early sexual development. His mother noticed5 j: `& t4 ~( c/ g" m0 h; u! _
light colored pubic hair development when he was) _: b# f {3 c/ C7 {7 _+ y
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
. q ~! }1 M& c& b9 n1 j( fSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
) D$ a* s4 G8 f }+ oAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
, z0 t& y/ L6 c+ N# P* Y. aProfessor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
( b/ s h% ]5 p o |' eMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;
( ]. u( w! v1 `e-mail: [email protected].' q# g1 L+ u2 x& l1 K
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became T ` u! |$ _1 E3 S
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-" n: j1 Q, J; _2 y( Z; R8 }' _
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child2 q* v9 t; @% R$ c4 u# T+ \ Z
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
0 F' i9 Y/ w. R1 I2 }; qa birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of( u2 a# E* h7 W5 X( U9 N+ [( N
20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year( X. h, w* d8 g2 Z3 e
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with0 k0 Y( U/ a$ T% e [) Q
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
0 t G; V" l9 T: Qand his psychosocial and psychomotor development
5 W q8 u2 ]5 u: b& wwas age appropriate.
% J+ q7 F- @3 F5 E; oThe family history was remarkable for the father,8 q! T, D2 A4 w, }- |$ H0 o
who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,+ B! ~3 z7 N8 P5 A* v% @" B
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
0 Z- Z) G' l/ F6 ~% s+ mheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat+ n: d; K: O: N! ~ p; [6 |+ o% Y
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
8 H1 g. B, x, t3 k( P4 NThe father denied taking any other medication. The8 J5 G8 C: r/ @5 Q$ S' ~5 B+ l
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
: u6 t: `/ z! M( kwas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
& N+ [) g/ }. S; ?9 o5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
/ {$ d9 V: U5 j6 @) B3 Ecocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
2 A! P' v* L r5 n( s) o+ \% stives. There were no siblings.' j2 r3 v, I# z0 W8 ]: M& O! V; t
Physical Examination, u8 N( V' f5 u1 H" ~
The physical examination revealed a very active,' c3 H' o# @: l( f
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
. e$ g- S' v" P7 A* P7 g3 Qa blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
; t- w! G! e5 T" n% O! q/ y+ ~90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
$ C) h5 W4 y5 T(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
- a- _! E8 F' u8 H. b$ B+ Ivelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of. g1 m$ J& \4 L" ?1 k
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement./ o" }4 `; s& k# x9 X5 n
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for
% ]2 W0 v' E1 U: W, xenlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of" @9 g6 W6 n& M G' T/ l' }& U$ j/ D
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
5 C% N9 C* Y- D/ l# edeveloped. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around& d9 U0 K" c' ~( a
540
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2 b L! U6 i ?1 dthe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
1 y3 d' [9 D" @7 ltesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.
; b4 e0 g% g% I+ p' j8 gThe skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
6 t' i, B$ Z( x" K0 ^' x8 H- w- voily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
+ g. L5 L7 Z$ Q$ c* `8 X6 uabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
: ?: B3 y$ R0 ~0 VNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+# H, T3 U0 M. D* a* B
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion' I: J1 O% \ \( a1 x
of papilledema.
2 O8 @" X# m2 ^( \- J3 jLaboratory Evaluation7 A2 Q4 j2 \5 r; T2 ~5 E; @0 a
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by1 m2 m, @; w( z Q, s' k( l
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-
+ F5 P4 ]7 j& J0 g1 l3 glogic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal8 H- a4 V5 o a8 N8 o( [7 t
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
' t7 N% w4 ~3 s) H0 Bshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
w. A- u7 o% C! elating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).6 `6 u: o2 v! q/ ?
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood1 Q* G$ \: I k' c6 S8 x
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were9 `+ @/ W6 Z, j
within normal range for his age. The concentration% t m+ T, S+ W- i5 C9 q' U( H
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
; }% n; k: C: \( g }2 H* C' Z(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
( [* Y- C4 p# ]- @) Png/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-# F+ N! Y4 o* }, V# j9 \2 B w F& @" j
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),; r/ j( h5 |8 R! G _
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to4 I$ h: B+ P b0 l6 `1 E
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)8 g9 e: U( t5 K% q! o6 ?7 T
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
# C. h( I# ^" y) l& f/ wtisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total! J9 i( T& j/ N, o+ ^
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),8 _. q* m0 d* i0 m0 P: q. ]: Z
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
; ^1 `( t' {3 `9 ]4 V5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular2 [3 J1 W; C; [' ~: h
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
- | l; P4 H, P/ f0 k# @concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL' U% j0 J, b. J
(prepubertal).' p- t/ j, b# ]" P, ]4 S
The parents were notified about the laboratory9 P4 H$ e" A M) K
results and were informed that all of the tests were0 T. V$ g! G0 x7 O6 P; w* } N
normal except the testosterone level was high. The
8 H& ]! u$ _, L1 q. Z5 O4 bfollow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
. t1 [% {; Q9 P5 e0 r: |obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
4 s. K4 f8 l8 K+ s# b8 X' {$ G; Never, the family did not return for 4 months.
6 k3 _8 t) w* n# D e" |Physical examination at this time revealed that the
$ t' R6 X% _( G7 W) [child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
8 J" L/ x- D0 i) N, I2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained# e+ m* G0 a) ]$ ?) d3 y0 o
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
) E0 ?) X+ X, R# \% s. Upletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at) c7 n" L2 z' b; ?! M
the base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
3 X. q# d+ D9 C+ R g9 C+ DmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
8 p2 G; j1 D K3 uThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
' }6 K- x! S* W0 q* C7 Eing frequent erections.6 C9 k; [) ^9 v d) H4 _
Both parents were again questioned about use of
6 F! L C. ~- S/ Wany ointment/creams that they may have applied to
2 A. K T0 |% L9 Cthe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the; F+ U0 c: |6 V
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
- ?5 m9 p0 ?( U/ {/ h6 O ruse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
1 j: e! b4 |+ H- ming over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for- S# }6 x8 u- j, W! k# X
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed6 k3 m* ~6 f9 V' e
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
( S6 k/ i5 F& s: U7 H' g3 wscribed by his family physician for decreased libido
1 o1 Z' ~" |5 w: u& |5 P; Gsecondary to depression.
" r4 B$ I% f& iThe child slept in the same bed with parents.( Q7 m: K$ s7 `6 f9 N
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
9 D E. m% n0 g" ?# Uchest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
( M9 h, m! r8 _4 H$ _! ]nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
# u- X" R: z5 K, _: OThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
- b: P: W3 E' n; Vwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby
, T9 n; c* s- P% m- T2 [4 gwas high, he then read the product information
3 O" q/ W* c* epacket and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
: ^2 a- g0 e! J0 L& V+ Vson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
; N B; S& H. w/ K0 Idecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
$ f7 Z' ~; Z& _: y' z9 _! _* T9 |father was not hugging him with bare skin and had
' k; S) z# i. V5 S2 n2 Pbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
; A9 r& s3 L0 `' p* g* ~0 l1 B# Ptest was ordered, but the family did not go to the
5 I" b9 i) u9 H1 K& Z h- elaboratory to obtain the test.4 a' _' q* u' L+ w2 ]
Discussion% F1 d/ |. L) s4 a2 C
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
+ H. H3 u( r$ j6 Psexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
$ e8 K7 |3 ]5 B2 y1 k9 F* N y jPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when2 Y$ E' q# f8 B
it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-7 |( {+ b0 j! t# [: D; O
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
. v8 s2 H" l! v+ U2 k' A% lmon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP B b9 }5 l; a/ L; F
may have a central nervous system lesion that is' ^: o! M' f! L+ d
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-4 m+ K' u: W* C9 d+ {1 ]! j! `- }' o& S% p5 N
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-# u% }/ f: u4 f
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
1 s# d( J) v$ @6 G7 w9 ^& Kboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-) Q4 u1 a. R( f o
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
' t. C1 f4 \/ irical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by- v9 ^- q8 A' f7 j2 ~
gonadotropins.1,3
5 l; m$ v$ [/ f6 s, Y+ E7 `, K. [) tGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-2 K0 t% H+ F+ f, B% Y, E
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
; g6 s0 e$ X: m! k: j; L0 L' l& aandrogenic stimulation from either endogenous or; P1 z! N- S2 d2 _; W* j
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
4 ^" [9 {& g+ |' m' G( i- ?3 h! Iulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
9 I# O" N* Q, i7 _4 D) {; [3 \congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
7 l% y1 W" a$ M o' ~4 P+ x" Xadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious& t. l( i0 p0 K8 K4 N0 _" f
puberty in boys.3,4: Z( t v& I% j
The most common form of congenital adrenal+ k' a/ n& L1 i$ g" c
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.2 f! m( _3 p' [+ d% `8 c
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in# ~ v' C/ N1 I1 Y1 P8 K& ~
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,+ o: p4 u& M0 H3 u/ p! ]+ O
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen6 Z3 R) l1 P, Q6 `2 v
excess.1,3/ ^8 }2 \ r8 K
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* O: Z5 ~1 u8 d+ x' ~3 X) Z542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007) L( \) I5 B! b. Y4 b' w* B
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-$ P5 C& F$ P- A
independent precocious puberty, which is also known
0 d ~7 @; R! k# Xas testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a9 L' U) t# _$ Q. S% o: S
very young age. The physical findings in these boys- Z2 S/ y( A# Q7 f) |1 c& r- ]
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
1 G# k1 i3 J9 }. V7 ], Q4 Iincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys( \4 S0 R- q8 o6 h
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder+ }3 k7 L3 L. D7 w- w' H3 z* l4 Y
are suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show" f" ?6 h0 ?7 k, s
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-: E5 I ?5 t4 E. s9 S
releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked' i1 ~, D. w1 I) k6 n1 L& `6 y* z- k
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only
* }2 d# X9 T% D+ ~4 p( Zmales; therefore, other male members of the family7 d% v: G% @3 e6 E3 d! U
may have similar precocious puberty.3
9 o- f1 t. N- H' |8 ^$ i( m6 eIn our patient, physical examination was incon-
( l5 I- b; q) ?7 _- E" P* ssistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
( E4 c$ K3 Q, ^$ e5 h" X) Y0 J- x+ g( Acles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis3 L( v2 M e* P2 b* l
was in the differential diagnosis because his father2 s. h$ P6 `4 }0 K i/ O4 [6 s
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
+ }) [5 V2 e+ v5 }/ ttesticular enlargement is not that evident in the5 o* f- R4 c _2 O9 [8 r- V! {3 l
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
1 _: p G% N4 E* u/ x* @ative initial history of androgen exposure, our
9 D! f- i- S# d5 P% t* T) lbiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
3 E! ?* l6 e, Beither 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase" R& j8 {2 d" N
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-% N ]: E9 m5 Z: o* h
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.2 W& o' Y! Q y! B# x0 V' r
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly( o3 j% O! M. B: Y. V/ h
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because* k/ O; h) I, \
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-2 t0 Z d( U" j( b* E
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and: ]+ z# W0 V9 S* m
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-4 J& C. r5 n5 Z4 y( ^$ P9 ~ O
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was, D+ Z h* N- t
using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
- n( |; `1 Z3 [0 [# ^6 l: VDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
6 I6 G6 m4 z. }! Icream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
d$ @) u& N3 r" wunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
* e- i$ Z+ ]& K/ LSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
V, R9 m- T. G. |, Pbaseline value in those females who were exposed to
% m2 R6 J2 ^! a% [6 l0 ^4 g! Zeven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
7 d7 c2 Z/ t" F% Ppartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
0 \0 L3 f( Q0 c4 q/ Rtion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.3 ]' r- R3 \4 F. \9 E; z
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,( O/ @% @' w/ s" D; L; P4 d* w
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that/ V& C9 `; N, a/ G" z& a6 e
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-; e: P: v1 U/ }2 _3 V
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
9 n5 i z, T' P! iactive in young children exposed to testosterone
, ?7 a$ m' e* qexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-0 V9 o! N4 @3 G. Q
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
- N& E; ?+ J: u% t2 ?virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in1 ^6 f1 m t5 K$ W) n, g
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
& O& |8 e) u9 p0 \$ E" j, Q' \0 z% Xadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
9 ~ n& S; M4 p4 F4 z3 L1 iThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during4 \3 b7 Z4 w" ]7 d. c$ o
early childhood on pubertal development and final
+ m- H% {% F# C8 @) u% C* Fadult height are not fully known and always remain
# S8 M- a# V( u0 C1 Ja concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
$ R- Q% l' L" m0 L$ X* Uterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
" v; A, |- n1 G2 }2 Racceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
. W' @; m0 O+ j$ hcessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
# w: V# }. ]# S, x' X7 q0 w0 A( edecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,94 E3 u5 S! u) y$ J- Q
There are conflicting reports and controversy" r1 y& A6 d& C+ y. Q1 T( U
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult! c4 Q. _' g) M0 z
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal4 `) m; k- F# M3 j6 n, V+ }7 r
adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
3 A5 I5 \0 q: n" ?& r! g1 ^. X: g* V& j% d# Bulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,( N& \6 U% [# A3 ^6 a
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
( v" m, Y$ d3 t9 }childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult" w& @) I' Y' h
penile length in clinical studies.2 R& I3 c$ ^7 y5 l0 G! c8 V
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is) ]0 F0 u+ Y" J' G9 |: V0 G$ g
going to experience any of the untoward effects from7 I- i9 L& C1 p( [4 T0 T
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
, W; g: X; E/ ^, fthe exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
/ q7 J2 X/ \$ C9 i* }( X4 k+ f2 mAlthough the bone age was advanced at the time of1 k3 { \ T, v7 g
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at, F& u9 \# e0 ~6 | r' e6 G" s
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult) j8 ^! X8 |1 x0 W7 M' L( A
height will not be affected.
- g! s0 }7 s+ i- ^7 h( CAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-6 @$ L3 w0 v- s1 x, r8 T- `0 Z& I* x
ability of androgen products in our society may
, j& `/ v/ x" ]' D3 D4 Tindeed cause more virilization in male or female
# r; ?6 G. p, o! Q' x, H$ M' Vchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-9 ^/ S% W9 @: Q0 G
gen products must be considered and specific ques-4 \, q# V$ ^+ M# o
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or: v3 f3 N( r5 H9 T
gel should be asked of the family members during: p& I# F( s5 ]1 K6 z- @& V
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
' @* L: Q, ~3 t2 U. jilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
8 D$ }% R! x; e+ w3 t7 t3 [& c0 T3 {nosis can be established by just a few tests and by
I% P$ {& s ~appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a8 Q0 V1 t3 M8 r8 J7 t' }# u
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may# i6 o2 }/ G" Y. \, ?0 a2 Y
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
$ o% R U+ A' e6 r% u: @: Qinvestigation. The primary care physician should be" k, O$ W8 }: B2 h8 L
aware of this fact, because most of these children
! B) F* i( h7 U! N' lmay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
) c; }. n6 L+ s2 UDesk Reference and package insert should also put a3 x" l0 p/ a: t/ r) Q; k
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or1 u2 o5 ]) k- @
female child who might come in contact with some-$ y; {! ]$ C- [( Q+ F- M2 Y" d
one using any of these products.
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