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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old* f( @: k9 J! {7 z( Q, [1 Z: Q
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical8 o" G, D( }! J
Exposure to Testosterone
' n. o7 \7 Y% o) ]4 R `3 aSamar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
7 |4 x- J- }$ n8 Zand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
5 f( f- d [/ E+ ^Clinical Pediatrics
4 Z( E+ V' h. P- u. aVolume 46 Number 65 Z9 Q, v, M0 a, c' d" v
July 2007 540-543/ g0 u9 j! F: `& K
© 2007 Sage Publications
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3 H4 N0 @& l+ |7 d7 [Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
/ e( D& z# Y% u0 Q7 mis a significant concern for physicians. Central
' \9 N3 ~9 T% v( Xprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
9 p6 d x5 X8 w7 w. ]through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has# r2 ~7 a; U* { A; A$ T) ?& K) s: k
a higher incidence of organic central nervous system; V+ I" l! c5 a- F- O) }
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested, H( n9 }) I* d& u
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic% o, c7 T- m$ {5 B) I
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-
$ h6 c! x [: ~( _5 ecles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
1 S: V' s% M6 b+ L7 c7 ]/ ?report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the" I' N" m9 ?1 L
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-( }: I" u9 b8 p" n. W7 K
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due Z8 W1 S# E, K5 w* [- x
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
6 b! _: w3 l* \the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
+ N# M1 V) [4 o K# r2 @) n W4 \mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this" @8 y7 s* f# |! d; y
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of& o: ]# b# h3 m ]! e' r9 C7 ^
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
, {1 [" V: B4 L4 _4 D. t. jbly more common than the rare case report in the
8 {( m% Y7 }7 C s/ f& aliterature.4
& q: Q) o! h" Z2 F9 FPatient Report. N Z% B% u6 E- Q) u
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
; t% Y/ n5 a- P$ k. |! Yendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern
# a* U" n% U7 `6 P/ O" H! g! n1 Q$ U: gof early sexual development. His mother noticed
r, @& A T- u, v: _light colored pubic hair development when he was
{% E( D; s: z+ A! y3 h7 Y7 ~/ VFrom the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of) Q! ?7 T1 s. g! L: f ]4 B( X7 u
South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
! K( F1 W; \% J! t* _Address correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
) ~& g7 e8 p/ ~1 q5 X# L1 n9 Y4 ]Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of
0 w" j, T! \, v; |7 CMedicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;
( E9 K' ?' D1 j8 g6 v( v5 p, ge-mail: [email protected].- Q: i6 V( {8 F6 Q. i
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became# Q6 }' J4 P" @ w# m, m: A
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-- D% f1 o# Y% b2 V; K4 Q9 P
ment of his penis and frequent erections. The child( k7 ?- d2 H% R
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
3 i3 X- o" h6 A8 ea birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
$ J/ a& R' I% @! O20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year
8 `2 y$ y( r' c7 `$ D+ N) Mof life and was still receiving breast milk along with
; E: E6 [/ U0 x# Y4 |! o, fsolid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery, U: ^' d) o1 N3 ]' F0 j+ o! f! l: L
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development9 X& ?' Q( Q& E& B2 P7 Q5 o, t7 l# y
was age appropriate.
3 f; `& V, N( P% Y. V, V/ ^$ S- NThe family history was remarkable for the father,
- p/ o1 ~+ N C1 x5 zwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,* h3 ^' x8 B+ z: f/ w
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s4 V; r6 A5 P* ]: f
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
1 l3 k1 P/ A; Z2 R. `" ?early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.6 v% `# L4 J' K2 E
The father denied taking any other medication. The6 y$ w6 j( b" m
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche, m+ \$ Y z4 L/ R) @ d6 Q, ?& z& h# G
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet
{. E0 g0 b! Q2 t! ]% T. h1 S5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-4 o1 ^8 [ \8 y6 ?( f
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-% N( \1 p* S( S
tives. There were no siblings.
d1 N8 p0 g# X; \5 r! dPhysical Examination& i9 ]* W/ f2 S/ x9 x& c
The physical examination revealed a very active,. _+ h ]+ r e5 O% T+ W; I
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented1 ?+ y o. j' v
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was {) P- H. W3 q* R' P X( Z
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg: ~' O) ~4 T& M$ @1 \/ z
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
' H- H: ^2 l- d& k" l' L4 ^velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of9 }( V) r. l$ z' K5 S) t. G/ Y
the neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
( U) g: T! n, P+ {The genitourinary examination was remarkable for
" t+ @9 ]' u' C. D5 b d) Jenlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of
8 `: v! b7 t6 u$ ~% ?3 I, I7 ?8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
9 x9 ^% t- a+ n- z& Mdeveloped. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around. s6 U3 d. H. q/ g
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the base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
' o; k6 v! _" `testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.1 d. @% E% X' e; J* Y
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat
" S2 g0 [2 f# [, |" ?oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no' w% S( S0 ~1 V
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.1 }! x6 Q8 g) q! e( z2 C7 p
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+9 P- Y% G- x# [
bilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
: ]' \; ?$ L3 ], v2 j7 V; W* `$ kof papilledema.( P4 q3 o" y; i0 a
Laboratory Evaluation
Z, r" g# u. h7 e: \The bone age was consistent with 28 months by I% [" `& ]: B* a8 N5 ^
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-6 U1 n6 }2 l$ _, d
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal
B* h1 Q! ?4 a! s( O1 c0 Xkaryotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test0 C7 n# Y* T( u' G6 Z" S
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-
, V- V G! P6 q$ i7 m" W) d% Rlating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).5 W- r; O$ l3 C: ?' Z. H4 O
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
$ B. i9 R( D$ yurea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
% T8 A. D6 F2 ]" ^7 Vwithin normal range for his age. The concentration
0 L2 }) v/ c8 v9 B* K$ _. f+ w8 Uof serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL7 c, |( o- B& G) O
(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20' T. i; e. J' m @3 W# i5 ~
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-' r( V% z( p, _4 x8 T; R6 k
terone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
0 j0 L, Q2 G7 S" idesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to! g: L U' e( W( z
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S): ]4 W& ]9 J$ |" [
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-4 ], N0 p `9 }' O2 ?7 R
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
7 ^. U: o8 p! E" x3 @& ltestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),' ]" \! Q9 G- W" J3 a: O- t
and β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than# V7 }" C( _0 Q* H% ^, S( z7 y; N( {, k
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular
- a; {( o( o6 J7 F" ]stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone
0 ]! Z1 o9 Z# ~ Gconcentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
* H& i- p- P5 t9 N# O; s(prepubertal).5 j/ |( t0 _2 M$ ~
The parents were notified about the laboratory
, k) \4 w$ O" ~. F. S& y& c5 eresults and were informed that all of the tests were& G d( `4 x) D: Y: D! E
normal except the testosterone level was high. The5 d. M" ^! _: J% n* Q8 l+ M o
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
. O7 p5 v; C7 u; `obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-
6 U, C @# o, X& u$ u" r5 hever, the family did not return for 4 months.4 p8 P$ P$ B, q4 m
Physical examination at this time revealed that the: t! i: R& e6 s$ l1 y! b5 j9 {/ U
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained q" |( `4 Z' Q$ u9 s
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained
' z: t$ u" n% Y y; ~0 \# bunchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
) B0 n5 A2 z3 W: h* G; O% }pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
* v5 j% S. S* s$ Y' Z) vthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
. Y5 E0 ^% O9 w# f1 a& hmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
* X: R3 J9 R, w: g: M( \) x1 E# T& uThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
% M& r5 N) q4 e6 e oing frequent erections.
, Y% m* r& q/ d. G9 n QBoth parents were again questioned about use of$ g3 X1 I' Y1 _: q
any ointment/creams that they may have applied to
$ F5 V7 r* R$ ?% r9 Kthe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
: T" V( g! U- _0 L: ^, wTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541% o6 ~3 L5 _) N' b+ D/ H( D
use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-; m! ?/ p" o/ h; S' }1 U0 T" e
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for+ y. M/ Y+ ~; }1 ]
a year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
( G8 G+ j) |0 R. _ T8 [ V- uto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
! N( l8 q/ |, T( s Z" Ascribed by his family physician for decreased libido
h, m7 d# L; h8 {9 usecondary to depression.' E6 I: w d J
The child slept in the same bed with parents.
+ L! x/ Z `5 c8 P# e5 S; i S+ GThe father would hug the baby and hold him on his/ V d9 e4 i5 j1 i' N% `
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
3 x1 h+ V U- d1 B7 Nnificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
/ J, s. ?6 [% V+ vThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
! R; N6 B4 T0 C Hwhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby
8 Z, i9 v4 ]& Z* \0 V, awas high, he then read the product information7 z, \' C( G: R3 p% i( Z* h+ x
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-" R, D0 d$ @) s4 G5 P
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they
. ^& C1 E/ J1 Q* jdecided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the' h) a# [% S2 j5 ^! ?' e4 h5 P% ]6 I
father was not hugging him with bare skin and had+ u7 i( r* W. @- C& ?( k$ y
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone
6 B# Y0 q& W6 J7 i' Vtest was ordered, but the family did not go to the
0 A l& w* Z3 W1 Z% olaboratory to obtain the test.5 u; x* v. r# T5 n6 y }
Discussion u5 o/ H) ~; r
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary& R( W4 C5 F, i
sexual development before 9 years of age.1,45 F# X- R2 s1 f
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
1 B9 N) B& F1 `9 P6 Iit is caused by the premature activation of hypo-$ c0 ^+ V e: A5 @% Z, E7 k
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-: @+ l; U7 J" B: [
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
4 s0 W0 k+ e5 r+ b% Cmay have a central nervous system lesion that is* L! c2 W1 k' Y$ ^" |# R
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal- M- S( f" p* S0 k
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-
+ v( S, _% }, E+ Y. t3 Xsis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
: @( Z2 Z1 {1 u; |& U& d. tboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
) k" A; \- C. d' nization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-3 n/ Y R0 Y) C/ b5 u* U% o. t
rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
0 e x$ `8 j' @) u) D- igonadotropins.1,3
6 n0 Z% ], `4 D, DGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
3 p; r* f" P) ?cious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate& _% ^2 ?4 M: I+ D8 U! w
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or
1 X: }+ ~; G5 L1 s4 [5 i( l4 Z! uexogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-: {; j1 r2 y+ G, P1 a1 C' q$ q
ulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing
3 a/ |; l2 @4 \( Y# E2 x% r3 mcongenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive5 U1 f2 \5 M0 t( D- Y
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious
9 e, k9 M6 A6 a2 r; s. S% ]6 epuberty in boys.3,4
+ T0 H& H i- nThe most common form of congenital adrenal
1 B; y* R; S! H6 ahyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.. R W/ c" G& { X2 T. s# t. \# ? ]
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in3 `% x$ A1 `2 S0 m
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,6 o3 {0 ^8 u2 Y0 r/ C1 B3 s
an adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
& A- f! [( }# M3 E) g% t8 nexcess.1,3
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542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
! K/ F C$ R- S# G+ iA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
7 }' d6 q& V3 R% @7 S: Qindependent precocious puberty, which is also known
3 [6 O6 C( }6 Gas testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a
8 B' J3 X; \1 Y8 `4 K3 Mvery young age. The physical findings in these boys8 z" M6 J: Y" d, _; i
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
7 W4 Q7 J- j' Z3 K8 m8 vincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys2 J$ |4 {1 v! W# g1 l J; M, @
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
5 E! k- a r& R0 _' Kare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
0 `/ O: X2 l) r! T; C6 B4 d- Kpubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
/ M' p" z3 s9 p1 {0 v$ xreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked9 j5 `6 L7 ?( @7 n' ]; r! t, S
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only; } [/ Q) |# O, ^
males; therefore, other male members of the family
) _6 {' v# B; Q$ p* r& W* H' Vmay have similar precocious puberty.3
4 J4 @- |( d" N' x: Z nIn our patient, physical examination was incon-3 Y _0 v( Y. H- }7 m Q7 D( \) n
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
1 [. ]8 ^' i& ucles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis& z+ c, D; c5 U
was in the differential diagnosis because his father+ w5 I% x) J* W6 G2 o, w% J
started puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
. p- d- |* z+ F6 U! q4 Itesticular enlargement is not that evident in the3 @& Q( \$ ~$ G; T T& Y: D
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
0 o8 G1 y; @; h( F! q7 k3 R/ Z+ A5 sative initial history of androgen exposure, our+ P2 {6 ~; U2 Y& T9 t3 S7 R* ~
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,& V7 J0 ~, u# m: c* u# ?3 |% M
either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase0 s B/ p) h4 K. v1 w
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
1 G9 G! T0 L) g& Q! T1 L. y% sing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
1 J; P! D( v. D/ RThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
* O8 X( N8 `2 O; W! p' [# E+ Xsuspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because
( Z5 ?0 q% U. D, B* Jthe physical examination revealed the complete disap-
' |, I1 V$ U7 \0 t9 upearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
) v' {( t2 @0 U7 k9 ]+ Z6 T: ?decreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-1 a. y! a& l# |- ^
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was% b- [! H: L# H0 [ a. F4 u
using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
- P; r# R8 v/ C7 d0 {6 g! ^5 j/ VDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or8 J V! x8 f% S9 o* O& _& J+ @
cream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to- q( R- C7 s2 n* R: x' ]
unprotected females through direct skin exposure.
. A9 M1 v' ^5 wSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
7 R2 O+ X. a8 ?; _7 x% O1 a7 A7 Rbaseline value in those females who were exposed to
% a' c0 |/ y' s* C! {% [even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male0 T4 N9 W3 K- {) r! u9 ~' S
partners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-1 G2 V/ h' \7 d) Q# d$ h
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.$ u: E1 U. K9 F: I+ a% i- y4 d. J3 x
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
6 M6 W$ X/ \/ L! {. V/ t6 K! {7 t- Mwhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that+ m1 i1 q5 g1 \: B# Q; z5 G M
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
]7 L2 l8 @8 A# f" Qterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
4 Y$ G( c3 n. q5 X# H+ Aactive in young children exposed to testosterone
; J- d! l6 g# q f+ V4 Dexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-! Q# Y6 ^4 a6 i+ A. e. ?- p
drotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to- D* e7 l& [9 a5 s2 D) x1 I
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
& L; P( N+ i2 g* Cchildren results in an increase in growth velocity and
9 r& j0 t. X& E7 d7 fadvanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
% A4 X* m' M0 [! G# Z tThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during/ C' u. S& X) }7 N; C; h H9 G
early childhood on pubertal development and final+ d- q% ?. b7 c+ f$ l/ A
adult height are not fully known and always remain# {7 }2 x( m2 m3 c6 B5 F2 l
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
* w7 x$ I6 |% v2 E9 L8 G5 aterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some+ y! N3 h% q3 G& V! {
acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after- o" C/ _2 r& w4 O8 K
cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation# g \: k1 o# i% p. k3 b1 y
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
( @2 w2 e; }$ D' ?7 }' XThere are conflicting reports and controversy \& |1 p4 t. z+ m1 z ~
over the effect of early androgen exposure on adult% Q! ~5 v0 A, f7 X
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
, l' T( r/ f8 P2 n+ q2 l7 q2 G( badult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
2 I2 w5 ?) S6 S: u: zulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,8 ]+ o" Z6 }. Y; }7 a8 M# a
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
3 X8 D2 \# `/ G; X7 _childhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
5 b9 v7 H& w' N: O J& {0 ~! Openile length in clinical studies.6 I/ X/ }5 q6 d5 o, [
Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
" E( u' @; I& v3 V! Igoing to experience any of the untoward effects from8 o* O7 q' f. O
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because2 N; p4 w* |* c# }) ~$ b
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
# X1 O0 [$ A1 R% S4 R( j) [1 e; _Although the bone age was advanced at the time of
) O2 Y- @: y# W% ~6 Sdiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at
* W1 _: n" v+ } H# ~5 v9 Xthe follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult
9 p/ w5 e& e# p8 G% e3 g* b0 oheight will not be affected.0 D8 h" ~) F7 P9 y
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-
8 L* z. s; ?: hability of androgen products in our society may
- Y0 ?. {. B: ?* ^5 C/ I, Gindeed cause more virilization in male or female+ ]1 S2 U+ R! Y1 k2 d
children than one would realize. Exposure to andro-
3 l% M6 J6 ^& |" B9 |8 v" s6 _. ngen products must be considered and specific ques-9 g' a6 O7 H( c
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or2 Z6 t Z( ]& A3 K0 u: ]) _* n, H
gel should be asked of the family members during) w1 x. y0 k5 M" H) [% ?9 Y: B
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-
? [+ ~& T" o' a/ [ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
' S# G& q: @! _6 N& \nosis can be established by just a few tests and by" I9 G U5 o) _
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a' E9 J) B% V6 Z# r; o" k# c: \
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may- s, F+ R9 _. F0 q1 B+ B
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive* W0 Y5 A* k1 E1 F+ n
investigation. The primary care physician should be, G* R8 w) V a4 V
aware of this fact, because most of these children
# I, J' R2 {+ m3 ^may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
) n7 r6 W. |4 S0 E5 I" E7 r% V2 GDesk Reference and package insert should also put a
' |1 N I* W! a+ L4 uwarning about the virilizing effect on a male or8 [) Y# d# k; v6 c, b0 S" m2 Z1 G! p
female child who might come in contact with some-
4 g7 s: B6 W3 C" r' L+ None using any of these products.
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