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EDW. F. KOTERSHALL, M. D.
S 8 4 I W EST 2STH STREET CLEVELAN D, O H IO
October 8th, 1934.
D r . R o b e r t A. K ehoe, U niversity of C incinnati, College of M edicine, C in cin n ati, Ohio.
Dear D octor Kehoe:
I wish to thank you fo r y o u r l e t t e ^ o f ^ Septem ber 19, and have asked Mr. to c o lle c t samples as you in s tru c te d . I understand he has forwarded these to you fo r exam ination.
R egarding th e re c u rre n c e o f symptoms o f
t h is p a tie n t I would say they were very sudden,
a b o u t two m o n th s a f t e r h e b e g a n to h a n d le E th y l
G asoline, marked by extreme a sth e n ia , b lu rrin g
o f v isio n and a tendency to s ta g g e r'to th e l e f t
s id e . These were p re s e n t about a week and th en
gradually disappeared during the next three
weeks a f t e r he was ta k e n away from E th y l Gaso
l i n e . : The o n ly m ed ica tio n he re c e iv e d was
Sulphur D iasporal intraveneously every o th e r day
and P otassium Iodide s a tu r a te d s o lu tio n 10 min.
T .I.D .
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w hether you have.found any evidence o f lead poisoning in th e exam ination o f th e sto o l and u r i n e .; I w ill w rite you i f I note any changes in h i s symptoms i n t h e f u t u r e . T h a n k in g y o u , I am,
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