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COPY ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL * Abington, Mont comery County Pennsylvania January 2. 1945 Mr. Felix Edgar Wormser, Becy. Lead Industries Association 420 Lexington Avenue New 'York 17, N.Y. l Dear Sir: David Mooney was admitted to Abinjt$>n Memorial Hospital 9/21/44 with a history of having licked his hands three weeks before, after rubbing his hands on fresh naint. He was fairly (well from that time until the Monday before admission, when he began to vomit, which he continued until admission. He also became constipated about the same time and nad retention of urine, voiding only twice a day, although he tried freouently. The evening of admission he began to get twitchings of his face. The three chief complaints at admission were therefore: (1) twitching of the face, (2) vomiting, (3) retention of urine. The physical examination was essentially negative except for twitching of face and distention of bladder. The following laboratory reports were obtained: Hemoglobin; was 8.5 grams, or 55^, Red blood count of 2,440,000 and leucocyte ; count of 20,000. E.U.N., chlorides, C02, sugar, phosphorous, andcalcium, were all normal. Urine analysis was negative. An x-ray of wrists for lead line shov'ed changes at the ends of the diaphysis of the ulna and radius that were suite characteristic of plurabism. Like changes were scattered in th? metacaroals and phalanges. The eye examination revealed a neuro-adenitis, mild, and bi lateral sixth neuritis, obviously a part of the lead poisoning con dition. The temperature spiked between 100 and normal dailv until the j day of his death when it became elevated In 105 3/5, with a corres- 1 ponding Increase in oulse and resolratory rate. The, following therapy was administered: Sodium pheno-barbital for the twitchings, alkaline sodium phosphate, viosterol, calcium glu conate, and ascorbic acid. a blood transfusion was also given. The child became progressively worse so that he could not be moved without crying from pain. The twitchings became progressively worse and the child hemorrhaged from the nose and mouth a short time before death on 9/25/44. We would aporeciate any additional information that you have on other cases as to their history, studies and treatment. N16044 Very truly yours, D. F. MAYER, M.D. Chief Resident Physician