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My 5 year old daughter has noticeable body odor, it has been like this for the last 18 months.should i be concerned?

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Yes: As long as it's not a hygiene or diet issue, children of this age should not really have a body odor. There are certain odors that are indicative of an underlying problem: diabetes, precocious puberty or some metabolic problem to name a few.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/26/2013

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