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Sexual Precocity in a 16-Month-Old. ^$ k7 d" V1 c% R( O
Boy Induced by Indirect Topical
7 y- J- W, o) K- g) P+ e3 }2 [Exposure to Testosterone P/ a7 i, g; j% @; I
Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,1 Tracy Ricke, MD,2
- v" [5 p$ S" t6 f3 cand Kenneth R. Rettig, MD1
3 n8 s4 U7 h* i8 c0 jClinical Pediatrics
; S+ o/ ]' l: T" V/ w5 vVolume 46 Number 6
5 D" c% v$ T- ~7 n* r( X& S( g J' hJuly 2007 540-5435 D; E+ t- n/ P( c0 a# h
© 2007 Sage Publications
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Precocious puberty in boys, central or peripheral,
0 @5 K& ?5 O# B cis a significant concern for physicians. Central
9 [# B, q& r9 l3 Fprecocious puberty (CPP), which is mediated. l& m9 a! U: y2 z
through the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, has
5 v0 P7 ^' _" H% y% @a higher incidence of organic central nervous system9 O% V7 a4 Q7 O
lesions in boys.1,2 Virilization in boys, as manifested: v- J( c! J, J& _
by enlargement of the penis, development of pubic
3 w- \4 u4 ]9 C1 E) whair, and facial acne without enlargement of testi-& K/ y2 Q$ q9 j* H
cles, suggests peripheral or pseudopuberty.1-3 We- P1 i8 r4 k1 f) ~0 _
report a 16-month-old boy who presented with the; Y6 p! A/ E/ w" } z
enlargement of the phallus and pubic hair develop-7 k4 [ R& \* L+ x; i. J Z
ment without testicular enlargement, which was due
- L. C0 ?' g4 Q1 n" o# E# D/ _to the unintentional exposure to androgen gel used by
1 ?/ v2 b0 |3 D7 B! y r' Tthe father. The family initially concealed this infor-: v; d F: i {5 t6 a/ a; T
mation, resulting in an extensive work-up for this
6 _4 `$ r. I: Y+ S# Uchild. Given the widespread and easy availability of2 ?' g6 G# m$ ]3 o
testosterone gel and cream, we believe this is proba-; V/ |/ Q# B$ ]8 Q8 n! S2 p
bly more common than the rare case report in the& T6 p6 D' F/ t1 k% a
literature.4
2 m( W/ W* E# k) N% x3 H; Y3 FPatient Report0 Z2 V' o" C6 {1 g$ Q& ?9 |1 j
A 16-month-old white child was referred to the
- i" M6 l8 V, eendocrine clinic by his pediatrician with the concern5 L/ k$ X5 h# V: F, s# {
of early sexual development. His mother noticed
: Z ]2 o$ B* j4 y6 i2 s! Elight colored pubic hair development when he was. t' Z! f% L/ z2 Z0 k1 `1 t% H% _
From the 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2University of
, U" w$ n2 G# USouth Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama.
( D& j5 X8 h( x5 D( S7 _+ ZAddress correspondence to: Samar K. Bhowmick, MD, FACE,
; D: @: I+ p' m/ Q8 e) l+ TProfessor of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, College of, ~9 M. z( P: [/ f
Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St. Mastin 212, Mobile, AL 36617-2297;0 Q2 t, j0 R: w0 s
e-mail: [email protected].
9 G# g+ u& ]% P, F# yabout 6 to 7 months old, which progressively became& [+ B! x" W; X S" ?, [
darker. She was also concerned about the enlarge-
8 ~, i" |' D5 H% v) Jment of his penis and frequent erections. The child
1 u6 `: n' q* U2 U/ i" {+ p4 Nwas the product of a full-term normal delivery, with% @ W4 i3 G6 z9 z0 \
a birth weight of 7 lb 14 oz, and birth length of
! y, G; K8 F+ `! z20 inches. He was breast-fed throughout the first year- y8 J3 n; B& Q2 m; ~; B
of life and was still receiving breast milk along with
: ]: j: U6 P& z* N9 n, M9 Esolid food. He had no hospitalizations or surgery,' v# [" `* g4 Q6 j( p- y' m3 \
and his psychosocial and psychomotor development3 ~* e. ^4 i, o* e
was age appropriate.
2 R% T; p8 S: d. Z1 t9 S( KThe family history was remarkable for the father,
: N+ y( {' \/ h" s6 \/ c# N& X) D" kwho was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 16,. L D2 n# p& u) V
which was treated with thyroxine. The father’s
# h5 V' ~0 [# J* s9 ?* iheight was 6 feet, and he went through a somewhat. f- M9 k8 }3 _
early puberty and had stopped growing by age 14.
7 M @, i* `* K$ V& S" ^The father denied taking any other medication. The
, U0 v6 N7 v9 n/ Y1 \child’s mother was in good health. Her menarche
. M7 K+ p: }3 f7 M( q8 ?8 ewas at 11 years of age, and her height was at 5 feet- J6 U& Q5 }/ g
5 inches. There was no other family history of pre-3 N8 W3 R# c0 c. }& b3 q2 l g
cocious sexual development in the first-degree rela-
; c! b3 I) R$ z3 ftives. There were no siblings., g0 S! q0 D5 ~
Physical Examination% z) V7 E( e% B
The physical examination revealed a very active,
. S# H% y- a9 g+ z4 Jplayful, and healthy boy. The vital signs documented; K+ e) @3 t+ _# `
a blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg, his length was4 I6 v8 z2 o5 J l+ K" Y5 N
90 cm (>97th percentile), and his weight was 14.4 kg$ b" c( i( s- P1 C
(also >97th percentile). The observed yearly growth
1 ], g' F8 ~0 m% T9 evelocity was 30 cm (12 inches). The examination of
6 j0 k2 A8 o# \' jthe neck revealed no thyroid enlargement." v+ f- ?0 _( l4 A6 L, X
The genitourinary examination was remarkable for
?5 S8 f1 h3 ] J' r; n. fenlargement of the penis, with a stretched length of
" |4 p4 m4 K4 F& {8 cm and a width of 2 cm. The glans penis was very well
6 N1 V, Q: A3 J1 c! ~developed. The pubic hair was Tanner II, mostly around
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5 F$ [7 ?, e; k- _& Pthe base of the phallus and was dark and curled. The
4 x: K- C5 [0 U! l6 p7 Atesticular volume was prepubertal at 2 mL each.+ s$ u! D M e; A( Y5 s% i
The skin was moist and smooth and somewhat! i0 w9 R) @+ h8 [: U7 m; z- c
oily. No axillary hair was noted. There were no9 q1 ^5 S" {' L, ^ T
abnormal skin pigmentations or café-au-lait spots.5 {* E+ d0 N! {% n. E1 l
Neurologic evaluation showed deep tendon reflex 2+
' l: W* \- R7 U. _( Ebilateral and symmetrical. There was no suggestion! x. I5 m: G- g$ _: ~. P! D; v
of papilledema.
: e7 V4 G9 m$ v! G8 z B( ULaboratory Evaluation
4 K7 ]" w- w# u+ l# gThe bone age was consistent with 28 months by. ^! R" h- ^8 |' l1 G; v
using the standard of Greulich and Pyle at a chrono-
7 a# ^0 [ V8 Z: E4 R* \" G, jlogic age of 16 months (advanced).5 Chromosomal" r8 H6 Q0 d1 Z8 S3 p# i# a9 u+ W
karyotype was 46XY. The thyroid function test) k3 W/ J4 Y+ i3 d6 N1 R1 L* {
showed a free T4 of 1.69 ng/dL, and thyroid stimu-7 u" W' i( o; e. {. u' q+ q& R
lating hormone level was 1.3 µIU/mL (both normal)., h3 R6 y2 o4 m; G3 L
The concentrations of serum electrolytes, blood
) m# b) ?0 V" w1 I3 R7 p Aurea nitrogen, creatinine, and calcium all were' X7 f4 F" S! ? a- G# x
within normal range for his age. The concentration
3 u0 N& V0 @8 H! Hof serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone was 16 ng/dL
8 d; \5 I, E# Q9 F$ p1 h(normal, 3 to 90 ng/dL), androstenedione was 20+ e* {9 x+ g7 E C# |7 b7 h
ng/dL (normal, 18 to 80 ng/dL), dehydroepiandros-
3 _- D! _; W d3 c; Aterone was 38 ng/dL (normal, 50 to 760 ng/dL),
, r6 A8 y8 H# m1 f2 W0 ddesoxycorticosterone was 4.3 ng/dL (normal, 7 to8 N; N5 ~: l; ]& q* A
49ng/dL), 11-desoxycortisol (specific compound S)
7 ^# f- f- g! Z4 Y0 twas 43 ng/dL (normal, 10 to 156 ng/dL), serum cor-' h4 O/ F( f, L* y4 z1 `
tisol was 7.6 µg/dL (normal, 2.8 to 23 µg/dL), total
/ f& _1 w& N$ a* B3 itestosterone was 60 ng/dL (normal <3 to 10 ng/dL),
% d) u. r# q6 b% d6 e/ D8 oand β-human chorionic gonadotropin was less than. G9 ?9 s! t% a( w
5 mIU/mL (normal <5 mIU/mL). Serum follicular/ _( H1 F# D' U# i" C6 M, k6 J
stimulating hormone and leuteinizing hormone+ W" E5 Y- X4 T8 m
concentrations were less than 0.05 mIU/mL, n8 k1 I* u* s7 X7 l
(prepubertal).
- W6 }7 l! u& U+ q! {( N2 _7 Y3 \The parents were notified about the laboratory9 B- ]) L& y+ o. t( q
results and were informed that all of the tests were3 k$ F( l9 {2 r& r
normal except the testosterone level was high. The
! x- F6 J( W9 ufollow-up visit was arranged within a few weeks to
( p3 I* R# E$ C) `1 Cobtain testicular and abdominal sonograms; how-7 L+ w( x- \! e- p; j* I" n
ever, the family did not return for 4 months.
9 j0 L+ W$ V- x d/ M5 N0 QPhysical examination at this time revealed that the( I- h/ P+ b, [! E. R/ f4 o* z
child had grown 2.5 cm in 4 months and had gained
9 I9 b$ s b* j# ^# O8 m2 kg of weight. Physical examination remained0 J: G" A* B9 k# z# ~2 }2 _! Y
unchanged. Surprisingly, the pubic hair almost com-
7 l2 w7 @$ o9 J: V, Wpletely disappeared except for a few vellous hairs at
$ y6 F3 R" |+ C+ [; p" e5 |3 k9 Gthe base of the phallus. Testicular volume was still 2
& m) C& ~, C& B2 g3 s0 ~4 C7 j) S& hmL, and the size of the penis remained unchanged.2 A5 ~! ^( m& F8 h: {6 e9 p
The mother also said that the boy was no longer hav-
' B) Y0 s O- H6 ~7 q5 Z% Qing frequent erections.7 X+ i3 V1 z6 f9 F# d+ N' J% j+ M
Both parents were again questioned about use of
% \2 j: ^2 _2 s& \0 s; ^* H3 [* N- b7 aany ointment/creams that they may have applied to
# z: w. u% Q3 C! n9 @( ]4 Qthe child’s skin. This time the father admitted the
' g, p/ O- b! f! K! ~% d4 sTopical Testosterone Exposure / Bhowmick et al 5410 k/ l4 `3 ~" N" Y
use of testosterone gel twice daily that he was apply-2 S9 n t( |; z6 `" s" g
ing over his own shoulders, chest, and back area for
' X! @* M z- Y' r4 ya year. The father also revealed he was embarrassed
# b: d. V B" x Qto disclose that he was using a testosterone gel pre-
+ C& }3 u) F) K! ?scribed by his family physician for decreased libido( \) s2 z: Z; @$ ^" U3 u) P
secondary to depression.
3 P; S# p/ _; q& A" ~3 ^! W, `! fThe child slept in the same bed with parents.
* x! g' a6 G! N. ~- p% P* T3 lThe father would hug the baby and hold him on his& Y$ E( X, ]% G- B
chest for a considerable period of time, causing sig-8 Q6 v; W) d o
nificant bare skin contact between baby and father.9 E7 x0 U8 l* q8 N2 U9 U
The father also admitted that after the phone call,+ J2 ?# d7 }# ~
when he learned the testosterone level in the baby
, i# `8 ~2 P7 c1 }) o kwas high, he then read the product information; P6 U; n# U1 t
packet and concluded that it was most likely the rea-% a1 e+ J8 M# U. N) s! `4 I% [
son for the child’s virilization. At that time, they& j$ Z' Q7 A4 a4 E
decided to put the baby in a separate bed, and the
" M" ^9 {2 N3 _8 V7 p0 Kfather was not hugging him with bare skin and had, ^8 h7 n1 n5 i) d4 Y
been using protective clothing. A repeat testosterone9 x$ O. V# I9 v6 k3 X' b5 t
test was ordered, but the family did not go to the
6 J% X2 J" g/ Xlaboratory to obtain the test.
% s3 f/ L% m: W+ lDiscussion. |1 n& p5 j# J
Precocious puberty in boys is defined as secondary
( G9 c6 ~; Q3 E( s$ P4 x5 E! Ysexual development before 9 years of age.1,4' \/ S: Y5 j M) G2 k2 I9 u- b
Precocious puberty is termed as central (true) when
) Q( Z8 S0 `2 W% A. z0 h9 q. H) o7 mit is caused by the premature activation of hypo-
& y/ u1 l0 ^: K) [( K% g) Mthalamic pituitary gonadal axis. CPP is more com-+ h, V2 Y8 q+ V5 p. z
mon in girls than in boys.1,3 Most boys with CPP
|3 x2 [4 P5 Z7 c4 ?& jmay have a central nervous system lesion that is! k k5 |' F* V/ K1 {! @
responsible for the early activation of the hypothal-0 ?* P) K. t$ S* H
amic pituitary gonadal axis.1-3 Thus, greater empha-- R8 I) O* ^/ C+ i* a
sis has been given to neuroradiologic imaging in
) P, q& [4 q+ N }7 b& b6 r% aboys with precocious puberty. In addition to viril-
) h0 |+ K! w' V' Cization, the clinical hallmark of CPP is the symmet-
+ H- }8 l* t* Z; h. z4 Yrical testicular growth secondary to stimulation by
* A7 D& x5 h" h' j' y( Z$ [0 p% Cgonadotropins.1,3
8 S) [$ ~& b& x% D. eGonadotropin-independent peripheral preco-
) x# q( S3 z6 f5 l. ycious puberty in boys also results from inappropriate f; [+ m' e! `) E! X% k
androgenic stimulation from either endogenous or. G4 k* \% _# M/ ~' h
exogenous sources, nonpituitary gonadotropin stim-
7 O2 ]+ v- [4 e' Kulation, and rare activating mutations.3 Virilizing3 {- y; F5 u" M9 {1 `) O% y% A9 I
congenital adrenal hyperplasia producing excessive7 X- [% s! {& N8 U3 d3 ?
adrenal androgens is a common cause of precocious' Q! P6 a' U- j' t1 A
puberty in boys.3,4
, X4 d: T" e; H( f3 dThe most common form of congenital adrenal' R/ [9 ~3 K/ P* E
hyperplasia is the 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.# U8 D5 L9 c* E4 k- Z% m3 n j- }
The 11-β hydroxylase deficiency may also result in5 ^2 q8 s& i @* N4 t
excessive adrenal androgen production, and rarely,
1 ^, z. K; R" f( E) @; A3 C' dan adrenal tumor may also cause adrenal androgen9 ~8 H3 ^( B- K' d% V9 Y0 ^1 O
excess.1,35 o# E. L/ _. I
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7 J: b) o* F7 @ y) @542 Clinical Pediatrics / Vol. 46, No. 6, July 2007
# {, |8 B+ m& ~: B6 _9 f8 o8 A1 K- aA unique entity of male-limited gonadotropin-
. I, z N) l; G* k+ Rindependent precocious puberty, which is also known
F; j: }# c: `; ias testotoxicosis, may cause precocious puberty at a, T' N: r$ r$ H2 y
very young age. The physical findings in these boys& a5 k! i! k" a# D2 X u
with this disorder are full pubertal development,
8 [5 C) \0 E8 C5 g7 F: wincluding bilateral testicular growth, similar to boys6 `6 V D3 H% ]& A6 l2 k5 \& [
with CPP. The gonadotropin levels in this disorder
$ {0 G; Z& l M" [, xare suppressed to prepubertal levels and do not show
' q. \, @* V; Z% E4 w/ }6 L spubertal response of gonadotropin after gonadotropin-8 X6 L" g% N, i/ }6 T# C# V
releasing hormone stimulation. This is a sex-linked+ I9 O6 H; }5 Y; W7 ^% i
autosomal dominant disorder that affects only" F2 H$ G3 r( g' Q9 L% ^8 j% |
males; therefore, other male members of the family o5 d4 \" N! m0 }% n/ {+ D4 |) W
may have similar precocious puberty.3
6 L% J6 n$ G2 |/ g YIn our patient, physical examination was incon-/ T: v' n4 G5 v
sistent with true precocious puberty since his testi-# B/ I5 Q" C I6 X1 Q
cles were prepubertal in size. However, testotoxicosis
1 p1 z, z! M6 l8 h; D4 `was in the differential diagnosis because his father
% M; W- x( n: h# R+ Estarted puberty somewhat early, and occasionally,- G5 B. C+ [5 q' m# b4 a+ \
testicular enlargement is not that evident in the& g% c! Y- s5 f/ G) b! P
beginning of this process.1 In the absence of a neg-# [. F1 c# z+ w$ [
ative initial history of androgen exposure, our8 _6 U6 [2 u% E+ C+ s4 h
biggest concern was virilizing adrenal hyperplasia,
5 T/ C# ^8 p2 a3 F& `either 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-β hydroxylase
' t" T: h( P' W- F3 \deficiency. Those diagnoses were excluded by find-6 L! j! {7 M7 j; R
ing the normal level of adrenal steroids.
: I$ c% C8 D* _The diagnosis of exogenous androgens was strongly
9 X& V3 K4 P W1 D/ Q% tsuspected in a follow-up visit after 4 months because
v- {8 Q. ~5 K+ W" D% lthe physical examination revealed the complete disap-
! g! C5 _8 V5 K2 Tpearance of pubic hair, normal growth velocity, and
8 k7 j( y9 ]. ?; ydecreased erections. The father admitted using a testos-5 Y0 K& x- p0 e
terone gel, which he concealed at first visit. He was
) O+ b0 z; S! ?5 A$ ^using it rather frequently, twice a day. The Physicians’
4 h0 m2 Y. }# f: v `3 ?1 FDesk Reference, or package insert of this product, gel or
2 G& }" @1 w2 C+ f6 \ W6 ucream, cautions about dermal testosterone transfer to
) y$ z7 S* S1 U# x" yunprotected females through direct skin exposure.
& Y& B( p) {& y/ `6 z9 GSerum testosterone level was found to be 2 times the
" c' i3 X p: q5 {, K' Ybaseline value in those females who were exposed to
. h4 S+ r- H2 ]1 m. R1 aeven 15 minutes of direct skin contact with their male
2 Y$ z) V- c; Vpartners.6 However, when a shirt covered the applica-5 C' z; F* j3 [& H& \
tion site, this testosterone transfer was prevented./ i4 Q$ u3 d- K! W; @
Our patient’s testosterone level was 60 ng/mL,
$ {/ e% L$ \ c' p$ E' wwhich was clearly high. Some studies suggest that; x/ k2 u* r* w( z& s) Q
dermal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestos-7 r- _: Q* R+ N: g
terone, which is a more potent metabolite, is more
( L1 _& s# I8 L& S9 Z1 Sactive in young children exposed to testosterone
- d9 b n- Y- X6 |' g5 eexogenously7; however, we did not measure a dihy-
: z, O# d! t: a: |/ e0 Udrotestosterone level in our patient. In addition to8 X% d. m" y$ N# c+ Q
virilization, exposure to exogenous testosterone in
; Q; l( o0 ]; M: d. J$ _7 }children results in an increase in growth velocity and
, ]" N( c9 D- i. O6 C# ?advanced bone age, as seen in our patient.
9 T# r! B# m$ [3 T9 {' a7 I7 jThe long-term effect of androgen exposure during6 r: }: K7 D9 F8 k, E9 O& N' V
early childhood on pubertal development and final) e! s: H, l1 H9 C
adult height are not fully known and always remain
" _* K$ t! K& e7 ~1 Ia concern. Children treated with short-term testos-* t5 y n. \$ ], z% |/ z+ T
terone injection or topical androgen may exhibit some
& V/ q1 a1 Y/ b* I7 _$ R% }acceleration of the skeletal maturation; however, after
4 ^/ b9 G P* b9 B8 V2 ]cessation of treatment, the rate of bone maturation+ k3 `% [" K" ~3 k3 N
decelerates and gradually returns to normal.8,9
+ H) Y& o, l8 ?* a5 v g( d, v7 rThere are conflicting reports and controversy
* N9 p7 w u: |* A1 wover the effect of early androgen exposure on adult: t$ x9 O Z8 L# ^: P2 P
penile length.10,11 Some reports suggest subnormal
K, S0 v9 ~+ w! F9 @8 C2 ~8 Badult penile length, apparently because of downreg-6 A- ]1 U; s$ t/ |
ulation of androgen receptor number.10,12 However,9 p; _9 z% ~) [+ _0 ~" `1 I5 b
Sutherland et al13 did not find a correlation between
! d8 ^" d+ w3 j; cchildhood testosterone exposure and reduced adult9 e9 l) S- w7 H6 j3 ?: q
penile length in clinical studies.
- S3 L+ z9 I6 q" @1 B0 }4 qNonetheless, we do not believe our patient is
! a5 g) Q9 r" w, w6 |$ {! q+ {1 ^going to experience any of the untoward effects from
) T! i6 |+ o f3 n3 ~8 O6 J' Wtestosterone exposure as mentioned earlier because9 P' Y' `$ {; F0 o
the exposure was not for a prolonged period of time.
& M) R2 W& x* k" \3 t2 D% r/ dAlthough the bone age was advanced at the time of/ K+ |1 P% \4 P- D6 n( [- a
diagnosis, the child had a normal growth velocity at4 Q0 R3 b- b: Y5 x6 x
the follow-up visit. It is hoped that his final adult, f6 _& L' Q% @: i6 H6 t! Z
height will not be affected., o1 w" l. \9 A' l6 w. m- V
Although rarely reported, the widespread avail-
6 b6 e5 ?! Z P. T, r! @$ J$ i5 zability of androgen products in our society may4 z/ j! C. U$ r- N, Q
indeed cause more virilization in male or female
2 @; L; S, y! j" u5 x0 schildren than one would realize. Exposure to andro-/ l, ^7 x& D" h0 K$ ]/ z
gen products must be considered and specific ques-+ S0 u m4 y0 e% U: [6 ~% M
tioning about the use of a testosterone product or
9 |! u9 d# _; A9 @7 Ggel should be asked of the family members during& b& t2 i# X* s9 \, h
the evaluation of any children who present with vir-" v, A4 O8 h% @6 ?3 N
ilization or peripheral precocious puberty. The diag-
, ?9 F' L; Y2 M0 v. O: B! Knosis can be established by just a few tests and by
$ Z" w! k6 T0 A( L# a; m) Oappropriate history. The inability to obtain such a
4 A `; k/ i$ ~# u2 fhistory, or failure to ask the specific questions, may: L! x6 d+ g: L1 v, \0 {. D; y: a
result in extensive, unnecessary, and expensive
$ o ?6 {4 f' d0 Z% _5 ninvestigation. The primary care physician should be$ L/ \& @+ w8 q2 U4 ^/ a
aware of this fact, because most of these children9 l Z& w) n3 [8 m( ~
may initially present in their practice. The Physicians’
+ B! G+ o: s- ~& o. Q6 ^9 f4 FDesk Reference and package insert should also put a. G6 g, [7 m# n" K; P3 I4 b1 m4 D2 s
warning about the virilizing effect on a male or
8 Z. g( v9 s9 wfemale child who might come in contact with some-
2 g8 b1 e# D3 R7 Yone using any of these products.
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