Noviar, ABM Tulaar, YI Kasjmir, S Sudarsono – Comparison of ultrasound therapy and local steroid injection in rotator cuff tendinitis Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound therapy compared with local steroid injection for pain relief and movement limitation in...

G Kambayana, TR Putra – Comparison of the prevalence of hyperuricemia in families of patients with and without gouty arthritis among Balinese people Background: Gout is a metabolic disorder caused by hyperuricemia, which results from changes in uric acid metabolism....

N Kertia, DN Wachid, PN Krishnan – Diagnostic criteria of knee osteoarthritis in rheumatology outpatient clinic, Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition characterized by the breakdown of joints cartilage. Approximately 25% of persons 55 years...

B Setiyohadi, R Sinto – Case Report:Experience with cyclophosphamide in the treatment of a young woman with refractory dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic infl ammatory myopathy characterized by the presence of rash and moderate-to-severe muscle weakness secondary to infl ammation...

M Febyani, H Purbo D, L Hamijoyo, E Sutedja, O Suwarsa – Case Report: Sclerodermatomyositis The classification of rheumatic diseases is still challenging due to several reasons. First, those diseases have several differential clinical features, which giving overlap symptoms. Second,...

B Setiyohadi, D Santosa, Titis, AA Abdullah – Case Report: Septic arthritis in malignancy. Septic arthritis is an infection of a joint, which can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. The infection may happen in distant sites of...

A Pramono, Sumariyono, H Isbagio – Reliability and validity of European Quality of Life 5 Dimension (EQ-5D) for measuring health-related quality of life in knee osteoarthritis patients at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital Background: Quality of life is very important to...

JA Ongkowijaya, B Setiyohadi, IARW Manuaba, YI Kasjmir – Correlation of interleukin-17 with disease activity and hand joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease involving various types of cytokines. One of them is...

Lusiani, B Setiyohadi, N Sukmana, M Abdullah – Prevalence of anti–C-reactive protein autoantibody and its correlation with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with...

B Setiyohadi, MS Azizi, IW Yuliani, N Sukmana, Suhendro, M Simadibrata,CM Rumende, AS Sulaiman, R Wahyuningsih, Lisnawati, MA Yudharto, N Anggraini, R Sandra, F Oktaviana – Case Report: Invasive aspergillosis in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...