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1939d u n e " 3 1 Mr* w* G* Vio le t t a Stan dard O il Company o f Ky, Lo u is ville # Ky* : Dear Mr* Vio le t t e : Mr, E, If* Webb o f th e E t h yl Gasolin e Co r p o r a t lo n h a s r e fe r r ed t o me your l e t t e r o f May 25t h con cern in g a Mr* Tampa# F lo r id a , Con siderin g the nature o f t h is ease* i t does n ot seem t o me to be e it h e r n ecessa r y o r a d visa b le fo r me or one o f my a s s o cia t e s t o go to Tampa t o examine Mr* Proa th e in d ica t io n s in th e l e t t e r o f your l i e manager# i t would seem apparen t th at Mr* Las a d er m a t it is which may be th e r e s u lt o f , con tact with gasolin e* I t is q u ite apparent th at an ir r it a t io n o f th e sh in from con ta ct wit h ga so lin e has no p ossib le r ela tio n to lead poisoning sin ce there is no such t h in g known to m edicin e as d er m a t it is from con t a ct with lead You are p r obably aware o f th e fa c t t h a t most o f th e ca se s o f com plaint which have a r is e n in con nection tilth leaded gasolin e hare been in the n atu re o f some skin I r r it a t io n * We have followed a la r g e number o f t h ese ca ses by our own exam in ations and by th ose o f ot h er p h ysician s# and we have ye t to fin d an In stan ce o f any such th in g th a t could be a t t r ib u t e d t o th e lea d con ten t Of th e ga solin e* On the o t h er hand, ga solin e o f a l l typ es i s w e ll known as a skin ir r it a n t producin g burns and b lis t e r s * and sometimes numerous p im p le-lik e le s io n s -of the s k in . Some o f th e modern ga so lin e b ases with va r ia b le p er cen ta ges o f craoked ga so lin e are more ir r i t a t i n g t o tth e skin than is s t r a igh t -r u n petroleum d is t i lla t e * &s a consequence o f t h is more skin ir r it a t io n and damage h as been seen in r ecen t yea r s than was for m er ly noted* Tet r a et h yl lead# on th e ot h er hand# i s not even a skin ir r i t a n t , i t may in t e r e s t you t o know t h a t skin ir r it a t io n s and d e r m a t it is do not occur in th e m an ufacturin g p la n t s In which t e t r a e t h yl lea d is made* I n t t h ia case#- ; ! should recommend t h a t t h is man be examined by one o f ?;bur company p h ysicia n s and that# i f n ecessary# he be r e fe r r e d by your p h ysicia n to a competent p h ysicia n o r d er m a tologist in Tampa, I sh ould be pleased, to h^ m_ 2Sfil9 irora t h ese men a ft e r th ey have examined M r ,4 p B^ H b a n d I f then th er e i s an yth in g fu r t h e r which l can do or suggest# I should be p lea sed t o d ea l e it h e r wit h you or d ir e c t ly wit h th e ph ysician s, nation w ill i f you wish* ser ve t o show I th b a e t lHi erv.5e StHh at If s uch c.h a s exarai a d er m a titis. I t often occurs th at lesion s o f t h is type ar e due to th e growth on t h e akin o f a fun gu s. I f t h is is the ca se, a derm atologist w ill doubtless be able to recommend treatm en t which w ill cle a r up the con d it ion with a fa ir degree o f promptness* ,v',,'"'I;: V - . '- ; : ^ ery t r u ly yours* BAKjIs Robert i^ r ^ e Ko j mT'D- I| ; 1 \