M Merlyn, B Setyohadi, S Soebardi, K Harimurti – The effect of disease duration on the incidence of peripheral arterial disease in young adults with systemic lupus erythematosus Background: Peripheral arterial disease is a chronic complication that affects morbidity and...

II Hidayat, L Hamijoyo, MA Moeliono – A survey on the clinical diagnosis and management of gout among general practitioners in Bandung Backgrounds: The global prevalence of gout and hyperuricemia is increasing in recent years. As the most visited health...

S Anggoro, B Setyohadi, L Sukrisman, M Prasetyo, S Setiati – The characteristics of hemophilic patients with decreased bone density in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta Background: Hemophilia can cause musculoskeletal complications and decreased bone density is one of those complications....

Awalia, Yuliasih, J Soeroso – Case Report: Systemic sclerosis and hyperthyroidism in pregnancy Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease affecting women of childbearing age at least fi ve times more than men. For a long time, pregnant women...

BPP Suryana, L Puspitasari, CS Wahono, H Kalim – Case Report: Erosive polyarthritis in multicentric eticulohistiocytosis mimics rheumatoid arthritis Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) is a very rare multisystemic syndrome.1,2 The fi rst case of MRH was described by Goltz and Layman...

N Akil, H Isbagio, Sumariyono – Correlation of serum level of interleukin-6 and disease activity with bone-resorption activity in premenopausal rheumatoid arthritis patients Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic disease characterized by inflammation and cellular proliferation in the...

AP Utari, R Hidayat, B Setiyohadi – Risk of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients Despite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy development has been in advance level today, its mortality remains increasing in general population. The mortality is mainly caused by...

SC Widjanantie, ABM Tulaar, YI Kasjmir, SB Prasetyo – Knee function measured by timed up-and-go test and stair-climbing test after isometric exercise of quadriceps femoris muscles in female patients with knee osteoarthritis Background: Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of...

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....