19
with the 10-vear survey. Table 11 lists the residual
skin lesions. No further increase in benign nevi
seemsto have taken place, and someregression in
pigmented areas andscarring maybe occurring.
No evidence was seen of chronic degenerative
changes or cancerof the skin.
Pediatric Examinations
Pediatric studies including a brief interval his-
tory, routine clinical examination, a roentgeno-
gram of the left hand and wrist, and physical
anthropometry were carried 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 findingsin
the neck and thyroid gland areas.
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)
(23)*
(39)
0/21
0/29
0/18
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to
exposed
parents
(48)
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children
(23)
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Unilateral breast development(No. 65)
Tonsils. hypertrophy
Molluscum
Dermatitis, nonspecific
Nevi
Polio, residual
Cheilosis
Nystagmus
Thoractomy scar
Mongolism (No. 1055)
Hydrocephalus (No. 1061)
Deformed hand (burns)
Cystic mass, sole of foot (No. 807)
Congenital heart disease (Nos. 1032. 1058)
Tracheostomyscar
Warts
Pilonidal sinus
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Bullous lesion, lips
Hypoparathyroidism (No, 21)
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Malformation, toes (No. 112)
Svstolic murmur
Keloids
Conjunctivitis
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Palpable liver
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Papilloma
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Acute
Chronic
Eczema
Adenopathy
*Number examined.
(69)
CA
Exposed
children
born after
1 Jan. ’55
I
Unexposed
m FN
Unexposed
children
born before
1 Jan. ’55
children
Hvpertension
Vitiligo
Café-au-lait spots
Acute skin infection
Thrush
Umbilical hernia
1966 Survey
(nnw
1965 Survey