Myocarditis in tick-borne relapsing fever.
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H Knobler
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Multiple myeloma presenting as dense deposit disease. Light chain nephropathy.
A 45-year-old male was admitted to the hospital because of polyuria and polydipsia. After admission, proteinuria and hematuria were found. The kidney function deteriorated and necessitated the initiation of chronic hemodialysis. Examination of the bone marrow revealed multiple myeloma and kappa light chains were found in the urine. The kidney biopsy showed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with dense deposits in the glomerular basement membrane.
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Prolonged atypical illness associated with serological evidence of persistent Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Seven patients with prolonged atypical illness were followed up for more than a year. Sera taken during that period showed significantly increased titres of IgM antibodies against the viral capsid antigen (VCA) of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). In four of the patients antibodies to the R component of the early antigen (EA) complex of EBV were clearly detectable. Only one of these seven patients had presented with symptoms of classic infectious mononucleosis. Serological and clinical observations in these patients suggest that the prolonged atypical illness was probably the result of persistent EBV infection.
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Oral health status and dental needs of an autistic population of children and young adults.
Behavior of patients with autistic syndrome makes delivery of oral hygiene and dental treatment a problem. In this study, the oral health and needs of two groups of patients with autism were evaluated: noninstitutionalized children with a mean age of 11 and institutionalized adults with a mean age of 22. The latter group had severe periodontal problems; almost half required periodontal surgery. Many of the children also needed periodontal treatment. Adults were found to have lower decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) scores than functionally independent Israeli persons of the same age. This finding was surprising because institutionalized adults are predisposed to development of dental caries; they frequently consume sweets, have poor oral hygiene, and do not use fluoride. Noninstitutionalized children with autism had caries rates that were similar to rates of functionally independent peers.
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