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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old6 Y) v5 X7 {) x; b, V8 `; U/ R
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
# L. `) n+ y4 bExposure to Testosterone
9 q+ b* l6 {9 V( \( ~* ^Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
' E7 v. P: x: l5 P: N* m$ \and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1& Y2 F) R- t( Q6 ]1 M
Clinical Pediatrics
; W* }6 L+ u/ ~' d6 A" wVolume 46 Number 6
1 ?# O9 b4 {" m! Z0 P; BJuly 2007 540-5431 z$ Q0 |; y# X: P% ]
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4 C0 E( T( ]! u5 |! aPrecocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
! d$ D- x3 z( s* v1 {! ais a significant concern for physicians. Central* F3 e- G5 i& i* r! f! a0 m/ ]
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
- _* s% W2 N5 Q% pthrough the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
9 T8 Z- q( S2 |: Ka higher incidence of organic central nervous system1 M! i1 J( e; R, q
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
9 |( E/ l+ [7 X% ?, Q9 d' _5 wby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic. m [& C8 E: b6 l
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-
3 d, T9 P: z4 B. I( p/ Mcles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We# a) `1 n/ W: H
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
; \: d% C u9 _+ Venlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-* Q& `: w3 W |7 z! c3 }
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due) y- C4 L% _3 g' ?! C9 o! h! Q
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
: B) q& i5 u; a) i) i- E: O3 Tthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-
( i B6 |3 A" \! I( D' ymation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this) h7 |7 R% [& R+ N9 s
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of
" S6 r1 B i. w$ y; f0 b1 Otestosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
2 G/ r4 c0 F% i5 Obly more common than the rare case report in the
; M! |6 V5 ?( \0 D% L7 Fliterature.4
7 N1 b, \, [0 j3 q+ e) C+ p4 c& [* \( Y" `Patient Report Y) D+ I3 P5 \& K/ J
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
" P5 n: Y$ X- h: I w0 l7 xendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern" |- [, i9 p( @* b: o" i' L! ?
of early sexual development. His mother noticed: k8 l( ^6 t# I4 m+ V
light colored pubic hair development when he was8 n$ D5 j0 T9 Q( W4 p" i/ u
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
3 W0 O& G2 ?0 l5 Z( F; v2 b; GSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.! v6 h: T# f G0 \. h. \! G( R
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,. c: P: n1 ^; \, _7 X, _4 K2 o5 v! a
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
4 M2 S: @, J+ KMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;1 u6 A$ o4 i, c! @1 f. K. x
e-mail: [email protected].
$ \; F/ {* K# W5 \2 Tabout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became V6 ~( N: ~$ x' {! y2 d" @9 R5 r! o
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-; P4 I$ P1 q; n% E* `" D0 q0 A; y, J
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child* n; V4 a: O9 ?+ m5 W9 q% ~
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with o |7 {' ~% F: \
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of/ A( w- @) R2 Z4 v
20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year. P5 j& {8 C. ^0 _+ P+ k$ H
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with
& s0 P; j) k) ], F& a4 J# Y; xsolid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,8 q$ `' A1 G+ Z7 R' z
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development& C7 F; U+ m# k* y- h5 c7 L
was age appropriate.0 d7 S: t; z3 A
The family history was remarkable for the father,
6 a N; s, c: O; U. o5 H. ^who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
5 X) ^! K% G1 P& E) t; mwhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s- S* u" F' e# f5 i4 n
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
- `7 I' z* L$ X: M+ O/ c. V; c+ B2 Gearly puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
. S$ d3 S" A# SThe father denied taking any other medication. The3 ]8 r3 q; H0 c; _% ^
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche& F2 ]) g% C, [
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet, S2 B7 D' H8 v, V2 R
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-. V, p/ \! e r! j* M2 {5 U
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
3 y) }. o5 [# s+ Z2 Rtives. There were no siblings.
' C2 S% j! |; V+ V. f2 lPhysical Examination
. X2 {3 ^0 u, i6 cThe physical examination revealed a very active,
3 T0 ~2 W9 E2 N2 Fplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
2 X. P2 {, x* ^: {. ^# P8 ta blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was, r* z. s1 {9 w/ M3 i! [0 D
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
8 T8 G& \) H0 G& u% u% J& }2 M(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth5 a7 A. Z$ |3 ?7 z) m
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
& a0 D3 D _. t8 C' a# m+ Nthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.9 t r" s+ M$ ~
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for& ^" K' ^9 s2 q3 l& s1 B% U
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of3 i% [, V& N1 S
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well7 [7 Y7 ^) V+ \" v: e# C. U
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around3 h' N$ ]3 }0 y8 p, Z: d9 H
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1 S2 b+ e# X, ]3 mthe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The( U# g8 Q* z7 e4 I
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.: w: ~/ ]+ q8 n0 u4 y) l
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
# m6 |! y% [' ]/ G9 S4 |oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no7 g7 j! C$ c1 X7 n9 _- E2 m
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
7 w% Z2 a( l9 Z& s& pNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
2 h8 K1 @9 v8 i( W1 @5 v9 mbilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion! |9 k6 p+ i1 ~4 j8 V8 x
of papilledema.
9 t' ^# Z r5 K! Y* l1 I; KLaboratory Evaluation9 c" o m2 c9 N! h$ r
The bone age was consistent with 28 months by. D/ g$ ~+ q5 E {( Y, _
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-
w% T! x) E4 \, Wlogic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal, b2 l! C7 q5 [" c$ V
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
' O* u; D1 O9 G- A ~) vshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
' V0 x X0 F$ k @9 _6 q' |- blating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
4 H* L k9 B% t% p! f3 s7 B$ P# [The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood2 L7 W, `* Q0 c* c/ o' O
urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were9 E6 N" A' _. ]& a
within normal range for his age. The concentration
, k3 ]. Z$ ~; X8 I5 _5 O- ?of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
" @+ N+ h5 L* `( c(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
+ a! | l( x6 @3 e2 [5 V6 ?ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-( q7 k+ y; a. M. y" u6 u* k. x
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),& p5 T& D& L7 {4 w' W4 S/ N& [6 J
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to) E" k; S! I' B7 U f+ f
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
* T: o( T! `3 u! v! Y9 Y& ewas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
+ o" ^" b" H' S& ~* mtisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total* t0 a6 j* \ _9 z
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),' g1 E0 M5 ^ [& l4 _& Y9 g# K% d
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than/ C9 n) s5 K. P6 i' ^
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular! d8 Y. l, a/ J0 ]% A* t1 x1 q3 S5 i
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
) t2 c7 `# O# ?! @3 q& E8 ~concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL8 U3 t) }2 w" v
(prepubertal).) X8 D3 @& ]' J0 H6 r5 k7 ]
The parents were notified about the laboratory
) \, l0 B9 p6 [: Cresults and were informed that all of the tests were1 @7 U( f v/ J
normal except the testosterone level was high. The m: M5 u7 ]% K$ t% A
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to# g9 T5 Y( C2 y, a& x
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-5 I3 J G. f; J: k# @) Z9 c; L
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.5 j6 p' _: y' w# [. `
Physical examination at this time revealed that the
1 H C- v' c1 b( zchild had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained4 l' ^) V- v& i
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained/ W9 T* T6 S$ t1 q7 i
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-& R1 a- w! x; e7 b$ q9 s9 J
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
& o: `/ p# W& ]# q/ G1 H" Sthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 22 ?, X$ l* C4 u* L
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.1 q# y- j4 L- U0 t# g" M9 H4 z
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-- r1 T2 H/ E! n) ~( W
ing frequent erections." @$ o# ?( H" E! l2 Y
Both parents were again questioned about use of
% P% o$ ]: i6 V, Yany ointment/creams that they may have applied to
$ ?9 g! [) Q. V3 p8 W( ythe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the3 O& A3 q; a2 y
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
! c* N( {- T- K5 M" Kuse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
& @, E0 C. V, @# ^' wing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for( V5 V3 c# G- R/ r. k. I
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed7 Q, f7 M2 Y g+ F0 O/ Q6 \
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
% J+ Z* p' c6 W; A( sscribed by his family physician for decreased libido
2 S; C! `/ c: ^$ W3 R" T/ {secondary to depression.
. b, H8 S9 y# D0 R7 z/ ~8 cThe child slept in the same bed with parents.) ]& {, o' h- R! H2 T
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his
) i$ f2 O' p0 s8 f4 x/ a8 t/ Hchest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-: ~6 |% v' O+ \9 w: m1 ]! q
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.% K5 @# l, t/ u. q
The father also admitted that after the phone call,
, |) h( `) q9 }( rwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby* q3 J4 w# v* o
was high, he then read the product information
4 I' e( X: p; {9 V8 B0 {! ?packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
2 C- ~/ r! z3 h m& n6 ]3 wson for the child’s virilization. At that time, they" a4 y# l& _+ s$ x: U$ Z9 s% M/ u7 V
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the! ?: i7 ?7 i6 e7 r) f4 Y
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had& N1 b$ n0 _3 A3 o- R
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
0 {4 S/ I% f" M' A" w; \test was ordered, but the family did not go to the/ y1 ~) e3 @% v$ s
laboratory to obtain the test.5 d) s H! F& A& r% k
Discussion
0 y1 O. m' [6 I- oPrecocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
& a& P5 |7 N$ i" X+ H2 ssexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
0 S! w! z9 S$ {6 |: G6 uPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
. }; n7 H( s0 C$ t' ~. F) c( w5 o3 q+ @it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
) j* `2 m. p* ]) Vthalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
/ B7 y1 Z7 I! P( |) m4 [mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP0 ~2 m) f+ H0 w1 ~7 v
may have a central nervous system lesion that is+ v4 L B% p8 B1 A( g" C/ I
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-
2 m4 a, \" [& t7 v# Q) Z. ~amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
7 d7 u4 t$ `, Y: A, o* |3 ] q' Dsis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in+ @% f$ |" u1 g9 ~% R @ v6 r
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-3 ^% @+ O! c2 M2 R9 i; x6 S( _
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
6 P u" e! U/ x- H5 x9 drical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
% m: @7 o3 I* N. C1 s! K3 Z5 vgonadotropins.1,3
& r* k2 y9 L" p5 J& y( _Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-8 G( Y N" W) G9 J, L
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate, D: n) B# ^# Y$ n0 H6 F, k& M S/ i; O
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or. i& X% h, l1 X- H; x
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-9 A/ d1 C6 }7 a8 [5 J; o# {
ulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
) s& L& c5 n! [2 ~2 ~! kcongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
2 G1 N& q) r7 j! @4 [adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
2 i% I, O% D3 v& }puberty in boys.3,4
1 |3 ~9 n4 S, ~8 ^4 V8 V" X! t3 mThe most common form of congenital adrenal% \3 X! S7 {( ^3 S% u
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
% N' ]4 I9 C! z# V/ O" ~: o4 WThe 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
0 [" Z- `6 ~# i+ o* B! Texcessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
+ s+ c2 a7 ^ a7 @( [an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen) k; { a2 ?$ t" Z
excess.1,3
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/ b: w9 M1 s7 K542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
: `: v8 M$ Z* {6 m; f- g9 SA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
- P6 X! s3 f7 j# z1 G, |independent precocious puberty, which is also known
: y' B8 P4 ?( k' Ras testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a9 u. h5 l! d3 y; n/ P! J
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
5 X0 D9 P! F0 }1 {$ |! Wwith this disorder are full pubertal development,
7 J7 U& I! M, _, `# x0 ~including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
1 R1 u4 N: { s% \$ Zwith CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
7 n, X+ b' t! K9 |are suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
, I3 p! b1 D9 l1 R$ W" z/ S* Z/ a; upubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-2 l7 `; @+ Z: [ g8 _
releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked1 l5 N0 n' M( U; {- U1 i3 U
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only
* N7 `4 _! g/ I& pmales; therefore, other male members of the family6 w/ a1 n; x+ G9 o1 r r0 C1 h
may have similar precocious puberty.3% l* D9 s' t; |2 G: H4 q
In our patient, physical examination was incon-6 S1 k: t& ~ t) u1 l$ j
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-, z1 H* E, T- R; y
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
8 _' o9 n2 Z0 r+ `) `was in the differential diagnosis because his father
7 h2 R. [8 J% ?0 E2 k, Xstarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
4 @4 n& {$ I" a8 X9 ^$ S4 {! y- atesticular enlargement is not that evident in the8 Q$ j! f9 Q! Z M; S
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
" J, K" R( D5 U9 R7 k9 tative initial history of androgen exposure, our8 K" @8 ]9 @7 s( P
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
2 H2 M6 d- \) B7 t: feither 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase) j _3 N5 \0 @3 _7 _2 V# L6 ?
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-, o7 |. V$ F- r6 l% r
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.) t# w/ X( L* O0 j, t
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly/ C& U% x8 L# U9 B. f. v
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because* N7 Q; [; d7 u( w
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-. N: m# ~; e7 O- c9 ?% z
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
9 Z* `6 g6 g0 `/ f8 w& F( ^decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-1 t3 Z' c& [+ F F
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was' l$ j" p' i0 \
using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
, ]7 s; t8 X. B; T8 z# A: P& W GDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
% [. p' \+ D, p. S5 D* D+ `& {cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
& ?4 s0 [0 z Wunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
0 x9 v, c# u; _; S" F( m0 C" QSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the* u4 H* y" j; ~* Y
baseline value in those females who were exposed to
$ z8 u; R7 c" Q/ n+ T5 `( Ieven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male6 t. `! n/ [6 i, {
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
- I( K% r, Q0 J+ q$ }$ Ttion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.
2 n) d0 {# a6 V" J( BOur patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
. u% t: k6 e8 Ywhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that, y; f# Q$ g$ R7 Y, v
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
& u1 K1 ~0 ? z5 l) Rterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more9 C- R5 _1 Q% L+ L! n0 K8 A/ |7 Y
active in young children exposed to testosterone5 S9 b. u, ?2 i: A4 ?' u) a- \. X
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
, k2 H5 Y5 j. `drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to/ {+ c) |0 d& i5 A; l6 F
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in* X$ d' d# }4 `: X
children results in an increase in growth velocity and
3 d0 o( O- A* U9 p% V7 s7 tadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.: u; {' A! S5 M: e, q
The long-term effect of androgen exposure during m' u) \; p2 K3 \! t, J$ `" O: s
early childhood on pubertal development and final
7 n# @! u. b' }$ L$ Q) hadult height are not fully known and always remain$ m+ E- @/ j9 s) Z7 V: c- P9 V# |7 \4 f
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos- A0 U1 A5 G2 r$ {; _. ^
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some. C5 ~! p" R9 C: S+ f
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after0 l; s' ~/ r) e l. S W
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation; F Y! m0 N. j2 \) {4 O1 {
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
. O& \+ B& B6 Y. R$ X( y O" ?1 mThere are conflicting reports and controversy
, ~2 w4 D: Y+ C* e, jover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult
( B8 B. I0 i5 f& [penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal+ @) k v. i0 u L% E& x
adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-, R6 v2 w' Y# b
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
9 z4 h, ~% g0 j: A/ e# E }# `Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
8 x, ? U7 z f8 ]childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
4 z5 ?% G. e5 q9 s2 A) V7 zpenile length in clinical studies.) [) J U6 x8 \* p) v0 d
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
& e1 q x8 ?/ W+ Y$ a6 V7 ngoing to experience any of the untoward effects from# c/ K1 e9 H8 E9 |
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
4 K" ? Z# m1 q7 y# {: \the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
! \9 U" m6 W+ N; n6 J* O/ J5 nAlthough the bone age was advanced at the time of3 v# E- T1 ?6 Q# M& h/ \
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
3 A- d% y8 k0 u( W& g" `! [the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult5 H( T" I6 y( h( x
height will not be affected.
: ]$ R8 X! t% x( wAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-9 b" a& V4 v. w5 X! [, }4 C. c
ability of androgen products in our society may6 _$ p1 |; [0 D, r( }# ]& H
indeed cause more virilization in male or female
) z s, S3 ?+ H' C* B: jchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-. Q/ o1 u: d& K& R/ H7 ?$ p
gen products must be considered and specific ques-
5 U- F7 M! v" ]! ^6 ^" I. Itioning about the use of a testosterone product or
+ k4 N8 F& i3 D; \' ~- q. qgel should be asked of the family members during
) d: T* h4 f6 N: V" Tthe evaluation of any children who present with vir-: `" T8 @+ [; X; V/ u
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-; G3 S% W# o+ B; B6 C2 ~
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by/ b4 `% @1 f' y9 I3 y* q5 B' ]
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a# U2 ?3 v3 m2 s4 e) v3 H. z
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
I% s8 w$ i: i$ A, N9 }1 Xresult in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
& d1 L0 O( K( z5 Z, n- Jinvestigation. The primary care physician should be# U' S# N S o: n, B2 c1 W
aware of this fact, because most of these children$ L( H2 a9 P! ~8 ^
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
' I A8 H# o4 {" P& M) h8 b9 ~Desk Reference and package insert should also put a
! e4 W) s+ T# [, u- A4 mwarning about the virilizing effect on a male or5 g. G9 D _0 [
female child who might come in contact with some-
: @; m; ?/ Q9 D. K; J9 Kone using any of these products.
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