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He complained of a yellow, waxy secretion in both eyes, and for 4 number of days
before the ship landed, he complained of slight difficulty in reading gauges in
the engine room.
The patient washed his eyes with a small amount of fresh water
and the secretion lessened before the ship reached Yaizu.
There were no bowel
changes or urinary complaints during the trip or since arriving in Japan,
On March 2, the patient was told by his shipmates that his face was darker
than usual.
About one week following exposure to the dust, the patient noticed
@ small vesicle on the intraphalangeal fold of the fourth and fifth fingers of
the right hand.
This was neither pimply nor itchy.
blister and applied penicillin ointment.
darker.
The patient broke this
His face was seen to become gradually
Also, about this time, the patient complained of itching in his left
ear which he relieved by scratching with a match.
He complained of itchiness and
burning on the back of his head and neck where they came into contact with his
pillow,
The patient had no other complaints during the trip. He felt well when he
was on deck, and had only mild malaise.and nausea when down below.
The patient
had at least two and perhaps three baths before landing, the first on the second
day.
These were all taken in sea water and "Monogen" was used.
also washed his hair on these occasions.
The patient did not wear boots or shoes
again, going around on deck with "geta™ on bare feet.
shirt and cotton pants.
The patient
He also wore a cotton
The underwear worn on the day of exposure were washed
in sea water on tne fourth day and were worn again.
Food and water from the ship's
store and included fish (tuna) caught on the trip.
The patient sustained a small cut between the fourth and fifth fingers on
the right hand from the mouth of the glass "monogen" bottle on the third day.
This cut seemed to heal normally.
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