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This was the first Houston Vetorans Acuinistration Hospital admission for this 28-
year-old, white service male electronic technician from San Antonio, Texas, who was
seen for evaluation of his longstanding diabetes mellitus, gout, hypothyroidisn,
and lumbosacral strain.
The patient also has had symptoms of postural hypotension.
He dated all his problems back to irradiation in 195 wnile in service.
In 195k,
the patient was on electronics and radio technician in the Air Force and was in
the Bikini Atoll island during the hydrozen and atomic bomb testing.
He, along
with sevoral others, was exposed on different occasions to a total of 2,490 racs
and three days post exposure was measured himself to be carrying 35 rads of beta
radiation. Accompanying letter can be read. He was noted also to have radiation
sickness immediately after exposure.
About 1957 - 1958, the patient noted multiple
darx spots (nevi) on his torso, then his arms, neck, face and lower extremities.
also noted loss of hair, increased weight gain and appetite, polyuria and poly-
dipsia.
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About this tina, he also noted swelling of his ankles and finger joints.
in 1963, while hospitalized for recurrent lumbosacral strain, ho was found to have
diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and acute gout.
‘The patient had been treated
with oral hypoglyccenics for his diabotes mellitus and Benemid for his gout.
The patient also had continued to have woight control problens and rocurrences of his
gout since then. Patdent had multiple coxplaints now related to the above disordors
as Woll as decreased hearing of tho left ear, extreme nervousness, sciatic nerve
pain of tho left leg with use of the left leg. He also complained of numbness and
tingling of the left lower extremity. He had also noted intolerance to certain
foods, espocially animal fat. Ee had also noted some dizziness and visual dis-
turbance of late with postural changes.
‘The patient felt that all of his problexs
were secondary to radiation he received in 195); and wanted to be evaluated for
this reason.
afflictions.
Ha felt the government is responsible and should compensate for his
The social history included his occupation as-an electronics
technician in the Air Force radio technician, servied
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