He complained of a yellow, waxy secretion in both eyes, and for 4 number of days
before the ship landed, he complained of slizht 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

a 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 vhen 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 the fourth day and were worm 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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