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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 . : At p r e s e n t he i s f e e l i n g w e ll a g a in and h as gone: back to work. Have n o th in g f u r th e r to add r e g a r d i n g t h i s p a t i e n t and am i n t e r e s t e d t o know 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, - EIK/M B j i