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cases with 7th nerve weakness involvingthelids;
two cases of anisocoria (unequal pupils); and an
increased incidenceof strabismus.

since that time (see Figure 21). Histological study
of a biopsy of one of these lesions showed it to be

Residual “Beta Burns”

shallese who had sustainédagute “beta

Persisting residual effects of “beta burns” were

found to be present in 19 people, 6 children and
13 adults. These are outlined in Table 17. The
skin changes consisted of hyperkeratosis, and
varying degrees of atrophy, scatring, and pigment

aberrations (see Figures 19 and 26}. Fhese changes

wereslight in most of the people. The devaop- _

a typical benign pigmented nevus.
The residuai changes in'the skin of the Mar-

titisnor evidenceoftalignant change. Onlyone

me
a fewtpats of alopecia of the occipital
area ofthe scalp as a residuum ofepilation. Figure

22°ellows histological residual changes in a lesion

Et fr after exposure.*

ment of lentigo-like and papular pigmented=~

nevus-like lesions in areas of previous “‘beta burng”.. :

Surns”’

have shown neither fissure tissue breakdown in the
affected areas as se in cBfonic radiatien derma-

was first observed several years ago, and thes, *.:.

va? LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS

lesions appear to have been increasing slightly = *
- ical
. s..”Summary tables of hematological! data are preFigure 22. Section ofskin from “beta burn”’ area on back of
neck of 56-year-old woman (No. 34) at 10 years after exposure (100x ). Note atrophy of epidermis with narrowing of stratum granulosum and finger-like projections of
rete pegs. Slight atrophyof the sweat gland ducts is also

present.

4jented in the tables and graphs in the text, and

raw data onthe individuals are presented in the
appendices. The more heavily exposed Rongelap
*Dr. David A. Wood of the Universicy of California Medical

Center, San Francisco, did the histological interpretations.

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