this process once more before leaving the ship.
and his nails were trimmed.
darkening of his skin.
On March 17th his hair was cut
The third day after the ash shower he began to notice
About March 10 lesions consisting of erythematous and
vesiculated areas appeared on the hands, wrists, ears, and portions of the neck.
He noticed epilation for the first time on March 9.
At no time did he complain
of oropharyngeal lesions, diarrhea, petechia or purpura.
Physical examination revealed a well developed well nourished young Japanese
male,
Over both ears, around the entire neck and palmar services, of both hands
were vesiculated lesions, some desquamating.
There was lymphadenopathy along the
posterior cervical chains in the axillary areas and inguinal regions.
supra clavicular node was also palpable.
None of these nodes were tender,
syes were clear and showed no signs of inflammation or thick discharge.
were not remarkable.
gingival bleeding.
SUZUKI, Shinzo
The
The fundi
The nasal pharynx snowed no evidence of ulceration or
The heart and lungs were clear.
spleen were not palpable.
Laboratory Work:
A right
In the abdomen the liver and
There were no other masses.
See Appendix
(T-19)
This 29-year old Japanese male fisherman on the morning of March 1 wes on
deck when he saw a flash on the westem horizon.
a fine ash shower began a few hours later.
He was working on the deck when
At that time he was wearing a white
cotton shirt, a cotton hat, cotton gloves, rubberized fishing pants, and high
rubber boots,
Following work he went to his bunk and stripped of his shirt and
proceeded to wash only his face and hands.
Subsequently, however, he washed his
mtire body five times with tap water and "Monogen".
eyes bezan to secrete a thick yelléw discharge.
Following his exposure his
His skin became a dark mud color.