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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old' y) C6 s U& v% @- o I+ c
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
2 g6 A+ ?5 @( H: O( h3 U* s7 cExposure to Testosterone1 I. C8 V( S: h6 Q
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2# g" w4 N7 _! ^3 \! R, a( }) T
and Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
4 l4 g6 b2 R9 f7 h9 y7 {Clinical Pediatrics& I0 O4 J4 O( M0 _$ E
Volume 46 Number 6
. | d4 h' q/ g- T2 Y6 |' S8 CJuly 2007 540-543, l6 J6 W+ a7 O! f% e
© 2007 Sage Publications
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Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
- N% v# I% D z( bis a significant concern for physicians. Central3 H' Y5 v: o, S7 H1 o% }
precocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated
$ \& B+ Q1 u7 X! F: ^through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
( I, l/ ~9 |" da higher incidence of organic central nervous system
8 F# a" t2 q+ l( Clesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested
* R) A( ]: ^. @; ~by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic0 E( B+ e% K5 x. N
hair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-3 u5 m: O) c. Q9 r/ W
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We
0 Z% }0 ], j5 A4 g% b: q7 Areport a 16-month-old boy who presented with the% {6 o* i; T4 L7 |& R2 q+ E
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-6 m% y `% ?% G
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due+ h+ @+ [9 L) e0 g7 r; u* X
to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by! x' h. k4 x3 n2 N% v# ^$ G
the father. The family initially concealed this infor-
' ^2 ^& F0 C% Q4 w( L; Emation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this7 l% U' P( a2 V! b, R+ s" I! Q
child. Given the widespread and easy availability of" P) E: d9 @$ c; G
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-
" r' [/ l/ X5 H X, Y4 P. u5 y$ Zbly more common than the rare case report in the
: C! s9 Y0 Z) O2 Aliterature.4 q0 |* l- _& G$ ~; R. w# g- L
Patient Report3 f6 ?6 w1 @8 P/ p
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the1 j+ Q# O" y! n& T0 C8 y5 t
endocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern O$ ?5 r( p* F& N- _4 V/ v; w
of early sexual development. His mother noticed' Z. m d) ]% V2 H! w
light colored pubic hair development when he was" [" N9 E4 ?8 A4 |/ y w
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
% l' [+ D5 f y A/ f" GSouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
4 u9 t8 I$ B5 J( o( Y# \4 d! a8 YAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,* u7 Z3 i- Q- j @2 N3 E
Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of1 l d6 }: A7 N$ a
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;# z4 [2 x# q+ \, R; \
e-mail: [email protected].6 Q* a* _9 n8 y8 F) b& q
about 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became
# U* Y' V- M [; S& Zdarker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
& u, p& [- W- O9 }( oment of his penis and frequent erections. The child( Y) z1 H# a5 n, G9 I
was the product of a full-term normal delivery, with
! [' m A: p! L* e0 P3 t L' ba birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of1 Y% C$ P: B; A
20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year* F, R7 H, {3 e* G, @
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with% ^$ ~: z R6 g& w: F* `9 r
solid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,
1 R! N, L: R0 Sand his psychosocial and psychomotor development
6 r$ H# ]# A$ ^& L2 Hwas age appropriate./ n; |- Q) e8 Q1 P) T6 P
The family history was remarkable for the father,( S% v9 ^7 n! [! ]5 m
who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,
5 [ r4 y( t9 _; ^which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s* Z8 [# s1 y* k8 K$ Z$ R
height was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat
' \& M& E9 J7 N# N) Oearly puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.( w: T& W6 x$ Z. i$ f) h$ k2 l+ ^ L- ?) Q
The father denied taking any other medication. The! F' N& ~& }; M. I% J9 ~- U5 {
child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche4 J5 n. B" C$ Q' Y5 m
was at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet* ]6 y1 e! r# V& A2 ^, {# z
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-4 G8 F8 {0 H k4 Z- K
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
3 Z f2 C* W* T' s' _# ^tives. There were no siblings.( W8 V8 V- L- H6 M# A% m- b6 U; a
Physical Examination* ]; R3 J& p6 x: L. E( b) l1 B
The physical examination revealed a very active,# \ A5 t) V- y
playful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented+ C& _( E, B, j
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was: Q& B$ W2 e2 R- E4 K' L( Y( I9 g# |
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg% q% R m4 D8 p$ K* h9 I y' r
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth! T& I, h( s# I4 l ]7 P7 A6 k
velocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
& t. I" A7 k. F6 h n3 vthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement.
\/ X- v/ p3 g) ?# jThe genitourinary examination was remarkable for9 j( A$ q, P: u5 l
enlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of+ g) I8 b9 o) t1 {6 E
8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
9 S7 r! T1 j# F( {# [/ E. V3 i" b7 h6 cdeveloped. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
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3 P7 p! P: s6 u, Wthe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The0 @* e/ F7 Y9 @& C' Y
testicular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.' T6 P, H# p" | G' ^% Q
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat9 Y, q# D, x: r( `' v: s2 z
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no1 o- Y# X8 e9 \# @1 V3 [
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.
- f% `' j9 ~4 P2 e% \Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
?7 L2 j9 I! `/ M& [6 zbilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion
; S' q. `- `9 T' e0 ?6 Cof papilledema.7 z, [; M' ]! s( V! o
Laboratory Evaluation
% [) k# C8 L- p$ Z0 IThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by, S$ C j: [+ R7 f. S
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-5 }/ A% u& u5 s8 V( @ l8 ?0 O) l
logic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal1 L# V/ Y0 R; y
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test6 y) n. P! `# x$ r) w9 l3 j) I
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-+ ?; T8 v' c" `5 b" a, D- L: e% t0 i
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal).
h" A: ~4 A3 r) F6 N2 n4 N4 tThe concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
7 f; j' w/ z9 k- u7 v: o$ ^urea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were
: H& H6 V( c- A7 w$ y! Twithin normal range for his age. The concentration1 S( `. F+ c5 V$ `/ F. Z3 }. O/ q
of serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL" l! \& m% @2 M9 q' _
(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 208 }/ ?5 K; I! `% S% Y$ t
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
z8 {6 y2 W/ j- P9 Dterone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),9 v$ s3 j- A- L/ F: ~3 \/ I
desoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to
9 k( o/ o6 {3 |5 U$ c. q. B49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)$ n! A* W/ W* n7 ~2 I* \0 }! R( F
was 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-
7 ?8 w% B& w/ v" U' ptisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total; Q/ }8 R' u0 Y, L
testosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
5 A1 F% |) g4 D( Fand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than! R1 Y# X! |! c) ~' H0 u9 S! |
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular4 d$ J& O9 P- j& h
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone# u" O/ {8 V2 K0 |" @
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL
" l0 N" P6 _' r8 X8 B# X* e/ ?(prepubertal).7 n' F3 L1 R' I% W5 {# w
The parents were notified about the laboratory
* G" E" G" E) g; tresults and were informed that all of the tests were4 t$ M1 D) d1 Z, u
normal except the testosterone level was high. The8 S! j5 V) ~, M4 ?& Z
follow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to! U8 l* G3 t0 G6 G
obtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-" Z/ j' u- h& Q% A# D& J
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.
' ?- d) y. }7 b& Z/ dPhysical examination at this time revealed that the
) j* M$ a' {8 }- ~, J$ pchild had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained# e$ K9 `( }5 m6 X+ |3 O0 q
2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained. e h/ h8 a( J) ]9 l' A2 P) d
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-' u6 U( A! D9 \" l( q& h) Q! M2 J0 i9 q
pletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
0 [! v8 S$ k6 uthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
3 q5 j9 C+ O0 K- R3 cmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.
3 d1 ?* ^6 O& v+ ]% q s6 L, SThe mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-# L" V! ~' A' F f9 p! C/ f6 U
ing frequent erections.
! e2 a# n) C; r' U% p" JBoth parents were again questioned about use of
, T9 J/ P3 H: ~8 g3 b. ~6 zany ointment/creams that they may have applied to$ Q* M3 l) g" e, N
the child’s skin. This time the father admitted the9 H( Q- X; q5 i+ K2 q1 A. L. E
Topical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 541
' i. O, v- T* h1 d: xuse of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-5 u) N7 z$ j' Z
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for
# ~5 \' g r1 m1 G! U+ ya year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
6 R: T" Z3 l' c6 i+ r `" n8 e& wto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
, P0 b% M. F& I5 qscribed by his family physician for decreased libido4 a$ }" I9 X" h) }; E7 T
secondary to depression.4 ~, I" L( O- E) @$ n9 E4 ^
The child slept in the same bed with parents.. A% X0 u& Q3 @5 p2 Y
The father would hug the baby and hold him on his$ M0 z5 s Z5 R: v3 T
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-
1 J9 s. U+ i. ?& ~+ t3 ?nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.
7 ^6 ^4 q6 o# k a2 J9 Z; e: PThe father also admitted that after the phone call,
, t5 P0 a0 @% X9 M8 twhen he learned the testosterone level in the baby; }' q w" P0 R/ a! U
was high, he then read the product information% T) I5 R" P- s; }; x+ v- Y' w9 {) R# \
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-/ o0 r: A Q1 U! W; e/ f7 G* ]5 m& ?
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they g+ w5 ]/ ~/ A; Y5 C, V
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
# u8 {0 Q I, W3 g5 {! n/ Gfather was not hugging him with bare skin and had
9 N5 ~+ d) W [" X, x3 ]been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone" ?! |+ `- L" p* k4 @. a# a
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
& t: [ e9 {3 p6 U) g% n2 tlaboratory to obtain the test.6 g% x/ Y! B# q5 b: D
Discussion
" p5 E. U) F: pPrecocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
3 A- l8 m( T2 B) B3 e. I4 s) G! w6 `( H' wsexual development before 9 years of age.1,4
% a- S+ M4 i9 e% J4 kPrecocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
i& ^8 f' W# r2 W" X( ]it is caused by the premature activation of hypo-: q! m, b7 P& X* n0 E+ X
thalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-
/ o6 M3 G1 B4 o3 Qmon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP0 E# n5 D% g3 S
may have a central nervous system lesion that is
' o4 D5 z- k' B# y4 V' jresponsible for the early activation of the hypothal-5 F0 s# F. h1 Z* n
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-" X: W8 N& I# x: p. v' G8 O$ c9 {& }
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in4 C7 _! w3 X2 f* D" f4 T. ^4 m
boys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
9 U9 L0 C6 d9 a* _+ U0 | Jization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-3 p$ i& x; r. H
rical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by0 ~/ t5 ?4 c6 U% P2 j
gonadotropins.1,3
, h8 s8 N9 l4 M Z* h! xGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
$ M( H6 e M- d+ i. vcious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate4 Q8 b0 s, |+ h3 Z) T- Q# p
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or
- E9 } x2 ^4 e- u9 uexogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
- H5 J# q+ y3 d2 e3 r* Bulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing& C0 M3 R1 v4 W5 h
congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive f* A. I1 P4 U+ w
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious3 [1 o/ a+ A% J) w
puberty in boys.3,4
. l5 _3 C" _1 |/ eThe most common form of congenital adrenal- V- b8 A& a+ c5 E& I
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
1 K- J2 K) r6 {: w4 ]8 Y0 R7 e! D1 [The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in
4 B8 E: ?3 u* l6 _3 O( |excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
6 e5 l; u1 b- k1 L7 z$ Wan adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen
( [6 W m! W7 r) [7 j4 Vexcess.1,32 F( N, u7 `& `6 j7 c
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( Q; o8 T/ {3 K9 d. D' Y/ _$ F542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007* X" ]( _, U$ q
A unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
# Z! e2 ]# l4 }; m' z- S# Oindependent precocious puberty, which is also known
* Z5 Y" E: n* Q8 F# q5 tas testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a ?+ V5 m) X* G+ n1 ^5 r& b7 ]8 y% v+ e
very young age. The physical findings in these boys
( f3 |* s! f. s: pwith this disorder are full pubertal development,8 W) }* L! D5 |6 _3 b7 P, x
including bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys( J+ R: z0 O$ Y( J7 X
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
) ~, B* @1 a$ t7 F! U Oare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show5 M4 g3 k3 c2 R
pubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-
7 x; O# i0 T) m. Kreleasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked0 w# s$ y. ~. p
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only# u G3 R X4 [3 L5 q' i
males; therefore, other male members of the family- s; \, A9 }3 d/ {- Z( O6 g3 N7 f
may have similar precocious puberty.3
& w5 l6 M3 N; l2 [* ~, pIn our patient, physical examination was incon-0 H$ W7 b$ w& ]5 _ [
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-
+ W, w5 y9 ]8 k ]* `( Zcles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis! _" \8 e, I5 {
was in the differential diagnosis because his father
& l2 c8 n$ T! Y$ n) g: K2 Bstarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,
) I2 Y; \' M4 j3 ~testicular enlargement is not that evident in the/ B; f7 { s$ n) L, P
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-
# K" U! h$ c: C2 ^% ~! mative initial history of androgen exposure, our5 ?0 W7 S+ k4 _3 z6 ]2 A5 H$ Y, C* a
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
5 d) N b2 D8 I# F+ b teither 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase3 _; z' |! R3 A, H$ O: Y- h
deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-
, a& F1 Q2 B) X) n% Ping the normal level of adrenal steroids.
/ S3 {+ t2 j% D# g* \+ ?( n- r3 IThe diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
! Q7 F: [$ i* osuspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because: [, {3 D: o2 B3 s
the physical examination revealed the complete disap-
7 T( p' X/ [) I# Q6 D) Lpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
8 P& y; ~0 C C+ ]" N; G3 V9 Bdecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-
' k+ Y: x/ h+ v" Yterone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
0 O& S+ U- x, yusing it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
- H4 c# Q0 j7 }% e9 e: q/ }/ D, @) uDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
; q- N) j5 n3 M" hcream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
$ R' b# l# J1 kunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
5 C( z4 T- ~. n! j$ TSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
" F/ Q7 ^6 }* ? h" h2 N& R8 o/ m+ jbaseline value in those females who were exposed to; d' q8 h6 \ R { }
even 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
) N2 D5 Z) X3 Q0 m3 z% qpartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-
1 e7 ^5 u) N7 W; z# u1 ntion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented.. L) n$ S6 j2 g
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,2 [! p4 E0 H7 O4 ]2 C
which was clearly high. Some studies suggest that
# L' [0 H& M# r% d. S4 ndermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-
% }5 T" ] Z( q. f+ I: {, bterone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
$ k A2 E9 I1 R# nactive in young children exposed to testosterone9 n3 z- |' C" ~7 r9 ?7 Q
exogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
' S/ ~6 n+ ~0 I& ndrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to
0 @) X9 a" M% p! Zvirilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in+ }" z2 `+ i& ]6 y
children results in an increase in growth velocity and) s; r1 L8 J% @1 f
advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
; ?; N$ ? e9 y2 J2 ?The long-term effect of androgen exposure during' e( k% d0 X8 ~, w# Z l
early childhood on pubertal development and final6 r! Z' C. \0 i& u) h; D
adult height are not fully known and always remain: o% w) j) H) e! t2 d% C" l% v
a concern. Children treated with short-term testos-
6 j4 u, [5 r+ ]8 Fterone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
8 E# F9 e0 ~. w/ ? gacceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
7 B' n6 |5 B4 j: ]* hcessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation! S9 R7 S) q. s4 R ~( t i7 ~/ D) S& g
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
3 B' {& r6 ?" o$ Z. mThere are conflicting reports and controversy
/ d! S0 P6 Q7 k# N9 J/ Jover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult- Q& K; ]3 p" X/ X0 m4 U
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
, U" y0 i% a' l2 wadult penile length, apparently because of downreg-
$ `2 k5 r) E9 a8 o! g& _" W Zulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,
* ~" t7 G5 D8 ^3 D" p9 q& sSutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
- b' {( D) w$ G5 k1 d' Q6 v* O) y9 Kchildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult
2 l- I# G( _4 p2 {# Kpenile length in clinical studies.
3 Y2 y5 ^, d+ W" `Nonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
6 x6 v1 g7 T$ M6 S* R9 Agoing to experience any of the untoward effects from- `5 W F; P* O% K
testosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because
$ B1 E* X1 {; p9 B% kthe exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
/ W% O1 k+ {2 c8 Q. aAlthough the bone age was advanced at the time of
8 `3 \" \# y$ R, Pdiagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at% D0 u4 V B4 ^7 k- d
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult- m& Z+ `7 S! R+ F9 M, f
height will not be affected.
+ |7 h& g0 a% k' Q4 M. OAlthough rarely reported, the widespread avail-
6 k! X1 H# Y1 X' B+ x, ~' C$ jability of androgen products in our society may0 A" W) r: I k6 S# {, O
indeed cause more virilization in male or female
( L; U2 l0 y& D$ dchildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-
; ~5 X6 `. U. p) K* Igen products must be considered and specific ques-' ^5 v1 C: I. o8 E" Q' B
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
* }3 Z! C7 J8 R& H C) |gel should be asked of the family members during
7 L0 Z m& h: k, k7 X0 u" l6 ^1 Hthe evaluation of any children who present with vir-# H, V0 O+ J( \6 \
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-! t6 s: j$ |3 p* s* A
nosis can be established by just a few tests and by$ P7 C% b1 n" u
appropriate history. The inability to obtain such a) C8 I5 ^" r+ q$ r8 J- }3 Z
history, or failure to ask the specific questions, may
6 ~* ~8 L$ u% U9 f4 B+ m8 _result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
" m2 H; i/ Q0 I; Y# S. U; G( linvestigation. The primary care physician should be! H' g" v- r, Y
aware of this fact, because most of these children
' h+ D- S9 `4 c# i( f6 Jmay initially present in their practice. The Physicians’ S0 r% w5 I( T: s G Q. E
Desk Reference and package insert should also put a& F7 V; f" k7 r& D& `0 P
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or2 [ q% [4 W" l Z
female child who might come in contact with some-$ y# w7 v8 D, r& e. s& A
one using any of these products.5 [8 n7 V" h, H. C/ S0 y' v d
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