Four days after the fallout, both ears and the occipital region began to itch.
Because of this he cut his hair to a short length and found these areas covered
with vesicles.
The occipital area showed epilation later.
On the first day following the fallout he complained of a headache.. He had
no appetite and occasionally felt nauseated.
On March 4 he vomited one time.
made him feel better and by March 10 he states he felt well.
of the scalp increased in size.
The epilated area
On March 15 he noticed pain in his finger joints
and over these joints there was a black brown pigmentation.
showed a localized warmth.
This
The hands and fingers —
He remembers no diarrhea, no fever, no petechia and
no purpura.
On physical examination there was seen a young well developed mscled. Japanese
man.
On both earg, on the posterior aspect of the neck, on the occipital area
and on the entire hands there were small vesicles and small areas of erythema and
desquamation.
The scalp was epilated on the occipital region.
inguinal nodes were enlarged bilaterally.
nodes.
None of the nodes were tender.
mation or yellow discharge.
The eyes were clear and showed no inflam
The oropharynx showed no ulcerations or evidence
The heart and lungs were clear.
no organs or masses palpable.
Laboratory Work:
There were several right supraclavicular
The fundi were abnormal in that the arteries showed
marked perivascular sheathing.
of gingival bleeding.
The axillary and
In the abdomen there were
There was no tendernesS.
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TAKAKI, Kaneshige
(T-21)
This 30-year old Japanese fisherman was on the deck when he saw a flash in
a westerly direction.
This flash was followed by a loud report.
vther members of the crew working on the deck.
He bezan to help
He went below to the crew's quarters
and while there the ach pegan to fall on the ship.
After resting for two hours he
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