ABSTRACT AN ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE (IDF) field hospital with an integral obstetrics department was functioning in the city of Adapazari from day 4 to day 14 after the 1999 earthquake disaster in Turkey. The city’s obstetric and gynaecological facilities had been severely compromised by the earthquake and the IDF field hospital played a major role… Read more »
ABSTRACT Background: Scleroderma is a connective tissue disease, which has been associated with different occupational exposures. Methods: We present a case report of a patient who developed localised scleroderma after occupational exposure to epoxy adhesives. Results: Physical and histological examinations revealed presence of skin plaques, characteristic of morphea, in a disseminated pattern. Conclusion: This case… Read more »
Ruben M. Jacubovich MD MoccH, Occupational Health Specialist Physician, Occupational Health Section Consult Service Clinic, IAF Maj. Michal Zilberberg MoccH, Head of the Occupational Health Section IAF Col. Liav Goldstein, MD MHA, Surgeon General IAF Col. jacob Haviv MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer IDF Central Command Col. Nehemia Yoffe, MD MHA, formerly Surgeon General IAF… Read more »
