19
with the 10-year survey. Table 11 lists the residual
skin lesions. No further increase in benign nevi
seems to have taken place, and someregression in
pigmented areas and scarring may be occurring.
No evidence was seen of chronic degenerative
changes or cancerofthe skin.
anthropometrywerecarried out on exposed and
unexposed children in 1965 (23 exposed, 48 born
to exposed parents, 108 unexposed; 179 total). In
1966 only the 23 children in the directly exposed
group werestudied. Special attention was directed
during these 2 years to the palpatory findings in
the neck and thyroid gland areas.
Pediatric Examinations
Pediatric studies including a brief interval his-
tory, routine clinical examination, a roentgenogram of the left hand and wrist, and physical
The abnormalfindings on physical examination
of the children are listed in Table 12. One child
(No. 1061) born to nonexposed parents had hydrocephalus, developmental retardation, and hepa-
Table 12
Physical Findings, Pediatric Examination
{See Table 17 for thyroid abnormalities)
1965 Survey
Unexposed
chiidren
born before
1 Jan. "55
Unexposed
children
born after
t Jan. °55
Children
born to
exposed
parents
Exposed
children
0/21
I
2
2
-
0/29
|
-
0/18
3
5
I
-
~
2
2
I
~
0/23
I
-
3
9
l
]
1
I
1
2
2
~
-
5
I
1
14
l
~
7
5
5
-
?
I
4
2
20
2
~
12
2
1
3
3
]
1
7
2
1
8
3
1
16
2
6
4
]
]
1
-
~
3
~
~
1
~
\
~
2
-
*Number examined.
ho
14
—_
l
-
|
|
i
Pelvic peritonitis
(23)
!
Warts
Pilonidal sinus
Tracheostomyscar
(48)
I
-
(69)
mo |
Deformed hand (burns)
Cystic mass, sole of foot (No. 807)
Congenital heart disease (Nos. 1032. 1058)
(39)
(oy
~~
(23)*
|
Exposed
children
Hypertension
Vitiligo
Café-au-lait spots
Acute skin infection
Thrush
”
Umbilical hernia
Papilloma
Outis media
Acute
Chronic
Eczema
Adenopathy
Palpable spleen
Palpable liver
Malformation, toes (No. 112)
Systolic murmur
Keloids
Conjunctivitis
Bullouslesion, lips
Hypoparathyroidism (No. 21)
Unilateral breast development (No. 65)
Tonsils, hypertrophy
Molluscum
Dermatitis. nonspecific
Nevi
Polio, residual
Cheilosis
Nystagmus
Thoractomy scar
Mongolism (No. 1055)
Hydrocephalus (No. 1061)
1966 Survey