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CAMBRIDGE TO: E.S.Wood / CPD FROM: H.Borgstedt CC H.A.Eschenbach DATt: 15 January 7 9 subject?leural Effusions This is in further response to your inquiry about the occurence of pleuraL effusions among the workers in your division. I have received a medical record from Dr. Herron in Ka- lispoll which indicates that one employee was found co have bloody pleural effusion on the right "side. 'lhe initial complaint had been chest pain, the diagno sis made by X-rays and open chest biopsy. Tuberculosis, tumors and fungal infections were ruled out as possible * causes bv appropriate laboratory tests, as were lung emboli. KAsbestos was considered as a causative agent but more or loss set aside because of the brevity of this patient's exp. sure to it. The biopsy was performed in early 1974. As evidenced by repeated chest X-rays, the complaints resolved gradual ly j:ter chat dace. ! u c:'; i ' i - . . rt and t he ' i *charge summary leave Che ' i a i r !!:!.; uiso (etiology.) unknown. I h ` qu . tin p 1 slurv t: . 11 . erba , .1: " i s si h i ! : * . , ; i t v.i ir u g : :! ' ; .I'hoc os. which I will am_ t;H p.-/: 1* t iculariv concerned about a r>... ? ' - i . although the family hi- 01 1 : ! j > y 1 iii s mother dying at a ored."<sic). I do not Harold If. (iorgsledt . M.D. HUP.: jh 15163718