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Y Carmeli

Publications and source records attributed to Y Carmeli.

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PubMed1994

Regression of Kaposi's sarcoma after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for polymyositis.

The authors report on the case of a patient with polymyositis who was given immunosuppressive therapy and then developed Kaposi's sarcoma. Subsequently, the polymyositis was treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulin, and the Kaposi's sarcoma regressed abruptly. The association between these two diseases and the beneficial effect of intravenous immunoglobulin on Kaposi's sarcoma are discussed.

Humans↗
PubMed1994

Immigration of Ethiopians with typhoid fever to Israel: apparent lack of influence on the local population.

The epidemiology of typhoid fever in Western countries may be affected by immigration from developing countries. We studied the immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel to find the effects of an influx of many individuals infected with typhoid into an area with a low incidence of the disease. Typhoid fever affected 204 Israelis and 121 (1.1%) of 10,654 Ethiopian immigrants during the period of 1984-1985. Of those Ethiopian cases, 107 occurred during a 3-month period. During the 5 months following that 3-month period, there was no increase in the number of cases of typhoid among Israelis. Although after that time there was a local waterborne outbreak of typhoid that affected 83 Israelis, no Ethiopians resided in the area where the outbreak occurred; therefore, we concluded that these 83 cases of typhoid fever were not related to the immigration of Ethiopians into Israel. In fact, if those 83 cases were excluded from the statistical analysis, there was no increase in the occurrence of typhoid during the 2-year period studied. Therefore, the immigration of many people with typhoid into an area of low incidence does not necessarily confer a risk of infection to the local population.

Emigration and Immigration↗
PubMed1993

Typhoid fever in Ethiopian immigrants to Israel and native-born Israelis: a comparative study.

Typhoid fever remains a major cause of mortality in developing countries, with a case-fatality rate (CFR) of 12%-32%, whereas in developed countries this rate has successfully been reduced to < 2%. The cause of this high CFR in developing countries was investigated by studying two populations of patients who had typhoid fever during the years 1984-1985: Ethiopian Jews who were infected in Africa (a region with a high CFR) and treated in Israel (a region with a low CFR) and native-born Israelis. The causative organisms were of similar phage types. Among 121 Ethiopian Jews there were two fatalities (CFR, 1.65%), and among 204 native-born Israelis there were three fatalities (CFR, 1.47%). Findings of the clinical course and treatment were similar for 15 Ethiopian Jews and 14 native-born Israelis and consistent with those of reports from developed countries. We conclude that the high CFR for typhoid fever in Africa is due to delayed hospitalization and treatment rather than to differences in host factors or in the virulence of the pathogen and that mortality can be reduced by hastening hospitalization and treatment.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Benign familial leukopenia and neutropenia in different ethnic groups.

Benign hereditary leukopenia-neutropenia has been reported in several ethnic groups, including Yemenite Jews, Blacks of South African extraction, West Indians and Arab Jordanians. The subjects with BFL were shown not to have an increased incidence of infections, and their response to infection did not differ from subjects having normal white blood cell counts. This study entails the report of two additional unrelated ethnic groups with familial neutropenia - Black Beduin and Falashah Jews. The familial nature of the phenomenon was confirmed. The suggested mechanism of this type of neutropenia is a defect in release of mature WBC from the bone marrow to the peripheral circulation. All ethnic groups thus far reported have tanned or dark skin. The significance of this common feature has still to be elucidated.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Occlusal adjustment by photocclusion.

The use of photocclusion to evaluate the results of occlusal adjustment before, during, and after treatment is described. The authors recommend the use of photocclusion to aid in evaluating occlusal adjustment performed with articulating paper.

Adolescent↗