Presentation of Case First admission. A fifty-five-year-old business man was admitted to the hospital because of jaundice.Me appeared to be in excellent health until three weeks before admission, when he noticed that his urine had become dark, and his stools pale slate colored. The following week he developed anorexia and had frequent soft stools. The urine remained dark and the stools clay-colored until admission. Twelve days before entry it was first observed that he was jaundiced. He felt fairly well and on the following day played tennis; a day later he developed slight nausea. No pain, malaise, chills . . .