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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old( o" D! F4 X) t9 \: U% m
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
! X& l) J( X+ ~: x6 |Exposure to Testosterone g: r" S$ e' S* S2 a2 G
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
/ \( i: D9 Q) A6 O7 Fand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
* P4 Y) w r. S. c$ N: T% KClinical Pediatrics" q9 Z+ n p* h
Volume 46 Number 6
8 T8 Y- @/ p: y! f. o2 i# S' r% E0 yJuly 2007 540-543$ v6 E( j& n. F0 D6 w& L
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1 Z) p1 @& }2 Q9 P7 ^Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,5 }- G- `! U) m5 f
is a significant concern for physicians. Central
3 L- c( w, |1 r! X' x2 M4 b7 Kprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated* v# W2 R8 v" k( X; Q6 L3 m
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
+ S6 u% W. S7 ]% f8 ?0 g/ P- da higher incidence of organic central nervous system
" q7 I' _% |6 \( Alesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested0 G% z8 [% r/ m! z) T/ K3 s ^
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic& s0 x8 {& K6 d. ]" ]
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-$ v9 o6 N' i X1 m2 ~6 @+ u; Q
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
1 q9 N9 v; e$ o6 q) w( areport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
2 W3 X' t/ ^4 j, g: P" Denlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
9 h) r5 h% N) tment without testicular enlargement, which was due
7 K1 d q. f# H! d3 Y1 c5 U9 a" Jto the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by' `6 J' ^) t7 Y
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
0 a7 C$ f$ G3 n: xmation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this
( F, l! f8 x& ichild. Given the widespread and easy availability of5 p* k8 A% v- D
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
; J2 F" U4 z$ z& Y& Gbly more common than the rare case report in the; w7 Q" V3 a% S
literature.4
+ n. q' `/ |7 J" e1 Q& OPatient Report1 h- ~5 {% }* [9 U
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the& ^2 S- y% P3 v7 f: Q1 z
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern1 z# ^, e; M1 I) u/ I
of early sexual development. His mother noticed
. g/ F7 E' A6 K" N: s2 e0 W" B4 Zlight colored pubic hair development when he was( H8 y: h! M6 Z; f$ `
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of+ ^( e5 F2 }) M& E) l* I* e; q
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.2 y1 t- o: W! c; t. A' d- f
Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
! r8 I- |4 u% M7 OProfessor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of5 K; m) r! V8 c) w# t+ s
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;& f1 O+ Y0 C9 e; {/ ^) j
e-mail: [email protected].
/ G. L! u' r: |3 iabout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became6 u% m1 a2 T9 v( U0 ^. V& g
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-- E/ _1 l" w% w6 y. F7 D
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child9 P, n% T- j6 B0 y+ I* y
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
9 s8 D7 O4 f/ F# ]6 ~a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
: c! {; T( c" \1 s5 E w20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year) E; A2 S( P! \! g6 i
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with0 A4 M% o# R1 j; m8 O' Q
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,8 T( X) K* C- B% D9 w
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development) ]) T H3 t9 `. p: C# L
was age appropriate.# x! f: V" @! K$ X& s4 o8 r6 O* d3 W
The family history was remarkable for the father,' k$ a' D# t) ~ F2 j$ _7 ~$ k
who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,( q2 ~; G" n7 \' d; x |
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
1 {2 s( j# K$ A& m0 n8 Wheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat: P6 G/ n# B" x9 O% }" p7 a
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
N, Z7 j$ c7 P, TThe father denied taking any other medication. The
8 B3 s6 C: }* I8 F s. _, ]child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
% w% |2 @2 S$ U V) Fwas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
# h$ f# a" s+ r( I+ K6 |1 i5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-" g- E# C2 i+ V2 P7 M4 U
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
. {1 y& }) C2 Z; ~1 E0 btives. There were no siblings.$ j& `: E! U& e, b7 P9 ^
Physical Examination
3 Q, {; y H" B( mThe physical examination revealed a very active,/ x! o7 x5 ^3 f3 }( t) ]; p
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented
6 ^% t& _# }. Q# i, s+ e; f" Y& }/ {a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
5 T# O. q' {" K* _' V' o6 b90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg
D+ Y& y' B8 }9 w6 o, Z- c(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
% R( _2 E8 i+ f" |' f0 [velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of u# e$ `% t. J; `: S' g
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.( v( @2 j5 D$ Q/ W, }7 i3 f; j
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for% q f" _: Y% L; o/ Y4 I
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of! k8 C2 ^9 I6 p2 g* I
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well3 Q) S5 z4 o m4 A4 j- b3 x" {
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around3 W- b }, N' t8 l( T* l7 F, G
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. T% x4 i' e2 U, l8 h2 Vthe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
* w* |0 `& C" S) Rtesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.' t. t5 r+ _. c/ d1 m P
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat/ ?6 ~5 s! K, o" D) q4 S
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
' `9 _4 c1 E- x- \: k, c$ H3 Mabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
1 W1 J0 [" H+ ?" K* ]Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
3 O. d# J! W& }$ W% H. Ibilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
- r. g0 O' F/ k7 w9 Q+ j# dof papilledema.
! k' W# \2 {: t) J: y# iLaboratory Evaluation
, ~( |. t- C1 xThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by8 Z- k: G% V6 \( b
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-* P9 F, r5 g- \
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal6 i( H* K2 \4 n4 x) Q0 m% h3 ~
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
0 H) d! Z+ M1 K# ~& X" S* F: s9 ^% ]* N) Kshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
* v+ J) E8 i# K0 o0 W& Klating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).; t0 M: k9 q) n$ A# h9 W
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
/ \+ [, x& r# |urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
. ]# V# X0 ~' F5 @within normal range for his age. The concentration0 Y5 o0 w- b) d* |7 ^ y; V
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
6 E5 N% L! _% `) f(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20
- x* j0 o' V( \9 ]6 F; N0 B: D- ?ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
, f) T0 V p6 _1 ^+ @3 Kterone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
$ q1 [/ I* ?- }. f7 T8 ~desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to3 ?0 i/ @3 r( |5 D+ k! ?/ a6 |) H0 j
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S). M7 Q! P9 K7 u6 R. K* G
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
/ x. c0 h% B5 E# O0 _tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total0 |1 N6 a+ J% }, l8 N
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
8 b5 H% J+ [% c/ T% Aand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than5 t: {- i- L! Y" I1 o
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular8 P; ^3 X S" ]- b. m, n' ^
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone; D& Y6 B# p( O
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
* L0 C/ }5 ?9 O: Q- A(prepubertal).
2 C6 f) K( z9 z( \ _The parents were notified about the laboratory
( ~9 m9 D1 N" ^ E! sresults and were informed that all of the tests were. H/ X H7 z( B6 @
normal except the testosterone level was high. The
8 r3 V/ x6 b8 S+ D& P9 yfollow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to; {* n1 z5 n; b" A/ z
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
& w+ e9 y7 Y! R) J J* l/ ]5 Y0 b: Zever, the family did not return for 4 months.
2 K& j* n4 G3 M0 C3 TPhysical examination at this time revealed that the3 c# ^* k' @/ u& Y" h" D' K1 V
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
: E: D k% c3 Y( e5 y8 c2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained4 Q* I7 e! J/ F7 E. h
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-0 u3 i0 h$ z- W
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
# d, I n. i& M. n* p( `% Gthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
- v& ]$ N) T h6 K3 ?$ Q6 FmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
! V; [' l, w9 U# k# z+ A1 j% hThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-; g9 D- }, X6 n. a9 n/ N" o
ing frequent erections.
! W0 V# g6 n$ {Both parents were again questioned about use of
" e- M/ v$ ?2 `* p: eany ointment/creams that they may have applied to
3 l" H$ T/ l# I2 V) h9 ]the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the; S9 e8 q) Y2 M3 P
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
; U& i, y. b' d* B- tuse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-5 `+ l! P2 |, }, Z
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for: |% V S4 b( I5 ], ?2 x
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed, J4 b( U' K, o: p) a v
to disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-. b. ^1 h( c G9 v$ A
scribed by his family physician for decreased libido ?0 U: n% n! s; Q
secondary to depression.. X k' r4 f7 ^$ d' J# r
The child slept in the same bed with parents." U$ I. x5 G& |
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his5 Y& f9 j. Q4 V8 o
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-. |% O& B! y7 B
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.3 ~- ^0 q: P( z+ N8 k
The father also admitted that after the phone call,
/ l& ]; [( q) J2 t! {2 s0 N* b/ swhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby
, l2 }# A" Q8 R* m5 s# fwas high, he then read the product information' v4 A! x+ v N* g; n' |" @# J
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
7 c1 U1 ^* k' ?8 ?& ?6 c5 ]son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
. N7 _3 ~! t ]3 M5 Y( ^ Cdecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
8 v) P2 g( G$ e! l" mfather was not hugging him with bare skin and had* O9 h% o+ J2 ]2 G; X8 _
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone5 ^6 q2 m4 q7 z: C. P3 a" i
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
. b3 t& W# ~2 G/ o& R& Vlaboratory to obtain the test.
! O1 h2 O% }0 h' @5 o$ B3 g* ] A+ y4 xDiscussion0 K' e9 L: \; a+ q$ V1 A: S' {
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary7 v( A6 q4 j% j6 ]6 r
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4( Q6 b3 ^5 c! C' t& Y
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
, P/ v, P4 w3 a3 f& }5 Rit is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
+ T' K; _& z R. ]. i( Bthalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
) q2 w2 _3 z0 ^mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
, _ Q3 S! ]. _$ _& p( O7 D% mmay have a central nervous system lesion that is2 ?6 }" x0 c6 z2 ?
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-" U; r$ Z1 h! J o: _
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-5 s: t% v" Z( z- L& J' Q) H) [! }$ R
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in* l9 |% N+ }5 i" M$ q# C" b1 `! Q
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-+ V8 J; w( b4 O2 F
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
1 {5 t' r* E' j5 a' w/ Y _9 t/ |rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by9 l D9 Z7 |, M7 L- q% k
gonadotropins.1,3/ {" Y9 m* g- S; J
Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-# ?6 X! _3 t. R. j
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate; v1 m+ {- C) ~) u9 `
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or0 ?- @2 v# v$ N) Z0 w
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-2 C$ R% l. n. f V" w1 X2 {) c0 P7 l
ulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing( v! |+ n1 I7 w; X7 v" E
congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive" s& ^& j& [) B. ^! {/ X1 C& k+ ?1 i! b
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
, E5 I5 }0 u a" Vpuberty in boys.3,4) p5 i/ N8 Q7 o- c+ A) B9 w$ w
The most common form of congenital adrenal
' i( b) R' }* |$ ?2 uhyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
, Y% P3 l& R! k* Y. v% UThe 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in* a* k% I. b6 E2 z& x" Y/ x
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
2 U4 k- f {- Han adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen8 o% E9 O* R2 v' K3 Q8 c% R
excess.1,3
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5 Y2 R! @, [& [ c% w542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
+ a/ B6 v7 h8 e2 k; Q; K+ E) T! \A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
* y4 [* ?6 T+ M& `& g8 S0 V! G( Hindependent precocious puberty, which is also known6 M: A8 J3 n7 n+ }5 w- f F( h
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a; L3 U: q2 B+ s
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
5 u* K) n( W$ j7 t* P. D% \' }$ Kwith this disorder are full pubertal development,
# {/ r+ v6 }! s. w+ H- f% X* }# ?including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys
/ r4 N! e9 ?8 L! C- Mwith CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
+ W) u+ t4 C- o5 {% s/ Hare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show0 Y& H3 |8 j. y, f" p. u6 l( u" b5 W+ a
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
' o3 h9 B# r0 O" I: `0 F+ Ureleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
/ T0 z/ a# h% ?' t2 X3 l! Lautosomal dominant disorder that affects only$ j5 x' u X8 u- S$ ]7 f7 `
males; therefore, other male members of the family
$ P, v: d' R& f. o2 U5 gmay have similar precocious puberty.39 K4 G6 ^1 R5 c _# L+ Y
In our patient, physical examination was incon-
: O" t5 C4 L% p; J% h) Wsistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
; v. z, d. A3 L& [4 r% Tcles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
- L, y2 l1 f( K/ ~& c/ J4 gwas in the differential diagnosis because his father
8 f ?6 L, s. B2 p+ J0 p: Ostarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
5 e9 H0 F/ r: u6 i' R* Utesticular enlargement is not that evident in the
; ~, e8 `# C! b7 a/ c2 Fbeginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-" S: }4 W1 P( E, h
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our
; I0 H/ e3 @0 L8 Obiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,& H4 L6 i+ N+ {' X
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase c5 h6 T% Y* A, }, n
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-- n+ O4 d; a) i, R
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
% q+ K7 q( L" @The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
* T/ ~0 n% T8 ]$ I; gsuspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because7 W7 p, f4 e- i8 w9 s* I' O4 P
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-5 Z5 c* @3 b+ w0 ^ |
pearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
' m) ]6 {+ M+ {/ |$ H5 V+ edecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-5 k9 O/ i" r, t, s' J
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
2 ~+ c+ N2 L; D7 G# d: h( K' d) {! eusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
" ~" N( x. c3 X$ }, U9 R6 ^. TDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
: x1 K3 a& j9 scream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to, G5 g( u$ K0 m: X
unprotected females through direct skin exposure.' N% R& J# W6 H+ w" a) ^
Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the% X; g6 R& i# C5 x5 ?
baseline value in those females who were exposed to
7 I9 y! \' ~- W& Z/ L5 r# Reven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male# J! k e- W+ z2 n- v' ?
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
& e3 P A! |+ H! D) K5 Etion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.
! d9 H& x7 i/ B7 T$ H7 d( s5 eOur patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,$ o1 O8 b( z4 I
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that4 b) ~* B; Y9 i$ `
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
& k7 T, L e& B( \$ K; Hterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
$ x1 l7 E' `# M- ?* e& n! eactive in young children exposed to testosterone
$ w' n" } v! ?- n: \; ?exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-. P2 t) C& F; O: M# S+ s
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
/ F. r0 @ O1 U+ v- h, L4 Qvirilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
. r7 t/ u4 V& x6 H% Q ichildren results in an increase in growth velocity and& \9 H& G0 T$ Q" l
advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
/ y$ B! e0 ~: D4 t# L1 ?9 o6 e0 \The long-term effect of androgen exposure during+ g( Z, {& M2 k. @' {
early childhood on pubertal development and final' @* w) z1 U" L) D0 W% e" O1 V6 S
adult height are not fully known and always remain) @6 v7 ^. `% ~9 K+ A% `
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-0 k/ l( F2 `5 N P& A+ t
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
4 ?( Q. |0 U, `: ^3 `; y$ R" ?acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after% `% X0 J6 `7 `5 u
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation. n; [6 U; Q! {& U
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
" _+ K4 N9 x1 r! |There are conflicting reports and controversy9 w" q* H' C5 M, C; B+ l
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult3 o, }' c- K! m) i# i- ~. c5 I, \% j
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal; B! U% |+ v& E
adult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
- v3 _" D1 v* {4 A6 [ ?. e" V9 xulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,0 w" J N. v# k9 a# C x
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
- B1 _$ w+ S% {$ H- echildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
! B. r3 g3 H0 dpenile length in clinical studies.
7 f8 E3 i& _/ e- PNonetheless, we do not believe our patient is& Y7 g$ ]' ?% v
going to experience any of the untoward effects from# z, T5 W4 Y% ~, |' M+ O0 ?
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
% P$ W+ [" ~! d( x sthe exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.: }8 w. C8 @4 D+ B) {
Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
. [* ~9 R: n" L" {1 `: Cdiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
0 a ]; m4 _; B. q5 `) E: Gthe follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
4 y3 s. Q5 }+ i9 G- X% b" bheight will not be affected.
" j$ N2 h: m& ^! e% b% {5 W- NAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-
7 W# }0 s. f0 e" `: _% _ability of androgen products in our society may* {& N* x+ \& e
indeed cause more virilization in male or female
; R% t! ]6 Y3 B: U/ z. Lchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-
: D) U* `6 R Cgen products must be considered and specific ques-4 m5 {7 b# d/ w4 M( G# B
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
0 @2 b+ M& K! i+ Z! p' x; K- v! W9 Fgel should be asked of the family members during
" N" O3 \( t6 B7 P* T8 H0 f' N* gthe evaluation of any children who present with vir-6 ^/ h0 C; F6 Z' D3 h
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
0 p0 K" T) \0 v9 @1 [, Z! onosis can be established by just a few tests and by
' X& G {9 U+ X" K. U# C4 d' [appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a1 p' |& x ]! Y
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may5 b) d1 q# O0 M4 G9 }
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive2 `) T6 X/ S% `
investigation. The primary care physician should be
5 g$ [. _! c% N% Haware of this fact, because most of these children
* \+ _' W, A8 J! c) B9 }may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
3 k e2 c# u& N3 S( M, T/ C. x! LDesk Reference and package insert should also put a
1 Q* \: E4 ^# E. [$ m% u: owarning about the virilizing effect on a male or+ [: v: J; a9 E0 g
female child who might come in contact with some-8 e4 [, }3 h& J9 ~: F _
one using any of these products.
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