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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old
9 c+ A' M; g' U! IBoy Induced by Indirect Topical& ]/ d ]; ^% D w1 Y4 Z
Exposure to Testosterone
+ f5 d6 I& s/ \' aSamar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
" Z: Z+ i; V+ @; F# x3 s$ N: N4 w$ A0 uand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD17 d. ^; r( _/ Q: k3 o- W
Clinical Pediatrics) `; C' @; s: s$ k* H7 S2 E- A
Volume 46 Number 6
7 q" Q" F8 @& n5 ZJuly 2007 540-543
5 x1 @4 r) @0 V7 Q3 E6 L4 u' A& l© 2007 Sage Publications
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Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
$ A+ T' q/ c9 n& w9 m5 A T3 l- ]is a significant concern for physicians. Central4 z% s% w( R- M3 {1 F/ d
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
6 L( F- J8 w; |, ~8 a2 |4 athrough the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
7 k% D( b2 d: \/ la higher incidence of organic central nervous system* N5 n# H2 P# {% O4 A" W: K8 [$ s
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
* {" z( h" |- l8 sby enlargement of the penis, development of pubic4 E! Q6 l5 g5 x, z! m8 g0 f8 \
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-
8 A! K/ @, C0 F' Ucles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We& g: \& ^7 z5 ^# }6 b9 h
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the
) {6 r. X. H8 [6 h, O K; tenlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-
. ?5 m* d& q- a6 u$ Rment without testicular enlargement, which was due$ N) `) r. _: P: i/ w5 n( X
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by3 D2 z/ Z6 { L& C8 F' r
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
5 `5 U: T. _. q% s7 pmation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this8 O0 B* D6 x0 q3 H9 }
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of
) ]8 F* |- J) u T0 ptestosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-4 ?0 E, C% @" M1 p
bly more common than the rare case report in the
6 U+ R+ _) e" ?* D" |+ jliterature.4
3 c/ t- r4 p b9 l7 x) ^. u HPatient Report, e( t- t; D. _, b# E3 q6 ] T
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
1 O( K6 O* A# Xendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
# H/ a* P, E! w9 O0 X; kof early sexual development. His mother noticed
5 Q: P1 b4 B2 z3 x3 L( F$ _light colored pubic hair development when he was
. O. P v* H; \8 Q+ v: ]% N: KFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of l2 g( B1 C! d/ P" H ?5 W# w5 W
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
! ], L4 v0 ] D9 e! w3 ^Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,& |; _" Z6 n1 t" L/ C7 @
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of& D1 S5 \2 {+ B. x8 L9 Y' j
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;' e4 U2 v3 z, f' V2 ^
e-mail: [email protected].
$ ] ^8 [" j& f0 o* k/ Yabout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became
- Z2 V; h) ^# L% ?6 I Y7 udarker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
3 s1 `- d4 p1 g, Q1 W1 _4 [0 Vment of his penis and frequent erections. The child
" L& i6 f4 o0 u% ^" \5 u, swas the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
( q% Y1 B, a, v3 J; ra birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of6 z5 w5 }; D) z3 m" U# }, D
20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
: W2 X; `* k ?* j6 @of life and was still receiving breast milk along with
+ O5 B8 P* `6 ? `. F+ U" Z! f; jsolid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,( y; x5 o. I6 ?% f. {6 t
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development$ y& u* P2 j5 Y+ E6 M% i1 W1 o
was age appropriate.
b5 B: N# I+ \$ W* H9 y. GThe family history was remarkable for the father,
9 k. K. k4 `$ [! q% pwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
: u% ^1 ]% J. o& ywhich was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
0 c' T, v& m4 l8 A5 K3 Iheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat( h. ?) e* g/ _2 y) m
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
6 s4 x5 T% t9 Z* |1 O0 OThe father denied taking any other medication. The7 v" g, v' D4 h. n9 v
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
]* {" ~2 A: t6 A* ywas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet( X0 C/ A' v# S9 E5 o
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-
+ E( m# L* H7 |) Zcocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
" C6 ^! ]$ x/ f2 X5 C* Dtives. There were no siblings.& W! E+ Y! M* l
Physical Examination7 j( z7 o& F; S2 P# s/ J* M/ h
The physical examination revealed a very active,
) Z3 P! y* D% kplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented- V& j5 l* B6 O+ E4 z1 ?; O
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was
' I! H) b3 L$ B4 K# v/ g4 |1 m. {90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg' s) v, \5 s1 w+ Q
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth( c3 g8 x5 a3 E% x4 E+ c2 y
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
U3 B) R& D9 @2 M: ]7 K; `the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
# p& Y- ?) U8 ~7 u: C5 w) iThe genitourinary examination was remarkable for
! w6 q: c& A: w- x6 i% E5 r4 Benlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of$ B3 H1 i: \1 h* {/ q
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well; g5 r' f) ?4 j: P0 W
developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around: C9 W( O- N8 C/ I
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+ h% l0 g3 j2 u4 l' r5 G6 Othe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The0 m7 _2 K( U! J
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.5 z5 X( b, ?+ L. ] [
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
' l, ?! G5 _. D8 y. Y! moily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no
/ \8 z8 X/ z1 vabnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
3 B8 U4 p0 q, KNeurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
8 Y+ u% y! e" Z& E1 J& s6 Wbilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
- y, |: E5 Q. A, ~0 ~2 M" Lof papilledema.
* y& o) c* U; ]% xLaboratory Evaluation
m) a2 z: ~, |! |: I- rThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by
% O& Q5 f8 q5 V9 f1 o+ s3 musing the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-
6 t( n% I. I3 b/ S# Plogic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal
2 h& p4 g7 e, g- Q' Ukaryotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test
* V! I( w# H! S/ n8 C, pshowed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
- T& A# r' C N) G% @5 V5 i$ dlating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
9 [, I @1 H4 M2 hThe concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
- e: C) y p& Z) b( L$ @urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were8 R! [6 i! }8 F. e: C, @+ ~9 E; e
within normal range for his age. The concentration5 `# e$ b G1 c
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
% H" I. `$ ~1 R) l(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20/ \3 N. [8 Q% Z. w
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-9 N5 d8 `, k+ j& Z+ v
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
" t* g3 @! o: r$ X) q8 h( Fdesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to
! y% p9 `# L' g$ H9 K49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)0 E6 c% B3 @: I, ~; b+ o) ^" @
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
- b1 g% L6 ^9 B9 @1 Z% A' n+ vtisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
# x% Y2 |+ ~+ X1 r- u vtestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),8 B' t( Z! r& Z0 g
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than
0 M1 [" U" f& k) R5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular* t! N' I1 p! ?5 |' g5 T
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone2 e( G/ M3 n% z6 L# C5 U
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
& L% M. W; Q% ~9 a; B(prepubertal).# x# N' s. D/ L/ j5 {. C8 B ~( G
The parents were notified about the laboratory& S9 y6 t0 X6 @" p4 e8 ?
results and were informed that all of the tests were
# T' r* i% w, O% d: ~, C5 Xnormal except the testosterone level was high. The
8 `4 ~! E6 h& o/ ufollow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
- z# x6 U. \ z+ r5 I* Oobtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-# L y; j5 J+ R: z* I
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.
# X8 Y: j2 [; a+ pPhysical examination at this time revealed that the4 P1 t5 H3 Z- L5 h8 m
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained+ a/ a2 s- c2 v9 N F2 i
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained+ E# f; A" Z2 x& t; c# X1 Q4 j
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
& d8 } U& |) _; W" M5 Npletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
3 V# Y2 G5 N% _! b, k9 Ithe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 20 v7 c/ {- _6 N' I7 o
mL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged. }" r# z. l2 W; h9 F1 L `
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
. q! S# w3 f0 C5 o$ |ing frequent erections.
9 _+ F) p$ x0 H6 C4 V% kBoth parents were again questioned about use of
9 c* [" I9 T* K( M6 yany ointment/creams that they may have applied to: ~0 p) | k, q# f3 V
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the! \- o5 V H8 e
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
# l" w) W- e5 x" zuse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-
( m5 Z I, h- n7 W. Y2 Q+ g3 Fing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for
1 k2 l) |2 v. S1 w4 h8 Ba year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
$ _; i" ^! G. d. ato disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
! _+ ]: @, q7 [0 wscribed by his family physician for decreased libido$ d/ K. T! q7 b. X0 T0 I
secondary to depression.
2 d O% O0 f$ l8 }% SThe child slept in the same bed with parents.1 |& o& P& S8 P6 [* T( k
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his3 ^. U3 B! f: p: w I: m; [0 w8 c
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-# T) ^2 H- J, w* D5 a% n
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.! ^* t9 c2 N! e) c- u& u, }( }
The father also admitted that after the phone call,0 S8 V' r; _+ ?* U, t
when he learned the testosterone level in the baby: e2 a/ |; X7 V K' ]
was high, he then read the product information
: H3 y4 a0 R8 c0 q* S" @% ppacket and concluded that it was most likely the rea-
; z k4 t( q, p5 e0 s, @son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
# K+ i& C- k( ^5 `5 q, ^' p* wdecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
2 o2 ?. B2 W8 Rfather was not hugging him with bare skin and had
/ e) z; P' P1 X1 b) x" J, T/ jbeen using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
6 M4 ^/ ?- G" |4 v( V$ l) _7 r1 htest was ordered, but the family did not go to the* W6 T f7 I$ H2 j3 V9 ?
laboratory to obtain the test.3 e2 m0 }/ z6 w
Discussion2 P$ ?, e( L: u
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary. {3 c: l( {+ e
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
& C6 ^; E( K8 u6 a6 RPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
+ v" ~( @- h+ B v# V$ ^7 |it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-4 l6 O# q& m4 U' V% B" T
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-$ O' c$ E- A! D
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP4 Q9 b. C. s6 U5 O
may have a central nervous system lesion that is
% B* v. a" R/ N/ q2 Xresponsible for the early activation of the hypothal-% N( J" e4 G' D: A
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
$ {% k# M$ q" m. ^7 q2 E" Nsis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
1 n9 H- o% m& I) P$ F! q' N* l7 ~& x9 {boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-9 W% y$ J# V8 e* p4 O8 q
ization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
6 Z7 i0 R3 V+ prical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by6 c' ] q+ g* F0 }# l: O
gonadotropins.1,36 B- y! i/ G) C! _. E& b0 x
Gonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-; O- z( m' T/ y6 V
cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate
6 Y7 U3 ]# I2 x! X' i2 jandrogenic stimulation from either endogenous or
2 ] V: d& {" V6 L7 z) {8 ^exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
2 }! \5 ^. ^1 f; F8 Sulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing& j) T( P9 f* L! h' n) i$ w
congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive
0 x5 j3 _ ]' Y( dadrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
6 W# k* \+ a, I$ N) R# lpuberty in boys.3,4
+ ?2 B8 M _# l0 X$ jThe most common form of congenital adrenal' _6 X1 C8 k/ Z( b4 Y7 @
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency., ~7 t# X) @8 S ^9 q8 J1 v0 c
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in7 X; o# c& O c, Y3 {8 ]# l
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,* E, @4 o- Z B- ~% P" u1 {/ O
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
$ r7 V0 m0 A/ p* sexcess.1,3
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A+ g- _& y& y! x8 `" I542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
3 t% ]& | G8 b1 Q% [1 }3 [! \7 H! BA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-" m4 |9 }7 ^( J0 Q& g7 K9 M+ I
independent precocious puberty, which is also known& _4 M2 D5 M+ U" J( L% N% x
as testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a
% i) L0 `4 }* F7 kvery young age. The physical findings in these boys n. \1 ^- G9 E7 f. U n# E4 R
with this disorder are full pubertal development,, b3 B- l$ b, ~) ]( E/ M d! h
including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys% Y E5 P- e) R2 L6 e8 O |- U
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
+ ?8 ^$ b+ w/ a# Bare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show; y* u8 c, D- R: `, D
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
: {' W1 ~- r$ A" _+ I) Z0 sreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked
4 {0 D4 q- x- D( aautosomal dominant disorder that affects only' S" D& {" g+ r* }2 J
males; therefore, other male members of the family, K5 c, m% @" |2 m% C" J; G7 F
may have similar precocious puberty.3
. v# k2 a1 `9 p3 l T$ K$ ]9 `, S8 lIn our patient, physical examination was incon-
$ C ?: @% @$ h& b e+ b- Ksistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-. g) k8 {6 `! p! G+ p V
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
$ w+ G+ Z# x1 Y1 c7 M+ k1 Kwas in the differential diagnosis because his father1 F/ \ G+ z, V" [) s" I5 G
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
% A1 @0 ^2 }! w5 T# n+ w5 G' mtesticular enlargement is not that evident in the
2 K/ B% u Q$ W+ Abeginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-, H2 W3 S3 A, O6 s$ c$ I- ?
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our
( t, [2 R% ?5 C. Mbiggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
6 B6 C2 ]9 A. F2 weither 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
: C% c1 I5 v/ u8 cdeficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-. ^+ h% N; w2 d6 M( l
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids./ i/ T6 l* \4 X& u3 ?
The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly0 I1 t6 L1 Y3 Q' ]3 \. t
suspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because: M" e3 K, `' N$ O3 P- S: |
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-
7 q: q3 K3 P& @+ T7 Dpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and- ~, T& `4 W; [# V+ \9 R
decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-; k9 Y) R# e8 ~' U8 y* X# z
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
( S" Y9 R5 i* W* q! Q) i: \* Pusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’4 C% w% p w% X3 i/ d) h; K
Desk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or. K; a9 T b9 [6 b
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
0 g% \4 J. y* [" S$ Ounprotected females through direct skin exposure.5 X: a5 W, g y1 M% g, K/ p
Serum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
l1 Q/ ?! i2 {& Y% }( ]1 a7 rbaseline value in those females who were exposed to S s4 A- J0 z1 G. Y! O7 |
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
" z4 a7 E1 E6 bpartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
% N' j5 P% f: w- X W: e! x& otion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented." `$ q6 |* x+ D* b6 |7 Q+ E6 R
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,& T4 r3 g- I: ^ |
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
5 Q3 ^$ w& n# x- O. N& Q" J" g5 @dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
5 p* ]. j* l1 R s$ I5 Fterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
+ G5 I2 q& w% O }% c+ Q* _active in young children exposed to testosterone$ q* K# |/ Q2 p0 l, p. S" ^4 p
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
% F/ {7 r0 @# i$ sdrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
& r$ s% [# v Bvirilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
/ {+ {8 i, r J5 V3 q7 dchildren results in an increase in growth velocity and
8 T% q: m8 Q7 q) @5 a$ c1 V# ladvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
9 V4 w( ?, K& e0 \8 L6 YThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during
% t5 o6 ^+ g& G6 W+ m5 \# iearly childhood on pubertal development and final/ q) v2 ]. w P6 `7 L
adult height are not fully known and always remain' ]1 o0 i. i) x- e; d6 h
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
X- |; e# ?" Nterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some4 A! \/ m5 J! E* k, z
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after: o! J" @0 m0 a" G; O
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation
; h/ W/ x) `) Y6 T- k$ P5 jdecelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9' M [) {1 }: ?8 Z& J! |6 e! P; n0 V
There are conflicting reports and controversy
% l5 @! R0 V3 Fover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult
4 t( ^% c; p* b; spenile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
4 d7 @- [7 U @- o: xadult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
, W, ^; V2 o% H+ Fulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
3 S0 j2 B3 u5 X* p& N7 Z+ [Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
% [" \& h% H7 Tchildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult8 d9 r t/ d, e$ c" L
penile length in clinical studies.* ?: y* l0 h0 u1 L0 G
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
! o, z* N/ s) u3 U* G5 Fgoing to experience any of the untoward effects from5 y* {: e. ?# y* W% A- ~
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
8 X: n" d+ ~) U3 T3 Rthe exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
- @( K0 B, Q+ U4 g3 AAlthough the bone age was advanced at the time of' m9 C5 f; N0 g* \& s6 L& C
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
7 l% v( w# }3 w0 r. P; {the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult( ~) p) w6 Z' h% O% f
height will not be affected.
& n* E4 R6 S/ r: r7 l& CAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-. Z! F5 m/ X$ ~. @9 i" K, o) r
ability of androgen products in our society may1 a" D& ?6 M( y) E% Q
indeed cause more virilization in male or female) [ f& K3 ?$ N4 q2 E
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-: I' N+ c5 N% a' J
gen products must be considered and specific ques-
: d. v% p; ~" P1 y2 ~! w1 R8 \tioning about the use of a testosterone product or8 h6 n5 V, y5 k1 z0 T5 ^+ z; G
gel should be asked of the family members during% q# l& i: _9 T5 n
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-) }9 U. O. U( V% G1 `2 d
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
8 k5 k% Y0 ~# l% S4 ?' r3 bnosis can be established by just a few tests and by! r: W; _: O: Z1 X8 s$ C
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a5 p" y( n5 X0 c& X7 x+ [- H; Y
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may" w# P9 | K( c
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive$ I0 B# `7 O$ b9 m, I0 D
investigation. The primary care physician should be
, H5 c! g, U; T" F8 v! |! X7 P, laware of this fact, because most of these children
1 [5 X# o2 @; Y' |: _+ C1 ~: wmay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
3 Y _9 S' Y. W& L6 QDesk Reference and package insert should also put a
3 t3 W* I" [1 K9 {warning about the virilizing effect on a male or" M$ C( p7 v7 A' N \% ~8 `
female child who might come in contact with some-7 g$ s b: v3 I
one using any of these products.
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