IJR Vol 2 No. 3 July 2010; Role of diacerein in pain intensity and functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis
YI Kasjmir F Imelda L Erawati – Role of diacerein in pain intensity and functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Author: admin-reumatologi
#1 Apa itu Osteoporosis
Apa itu Osteoporosis? Suatu kelainan tulang yang ditandai oleh berkurangnya densitas masa tulang sehingga tulang menjadi rapuh dan meningkatkan risiko terjadi patah tulang. Apa faktor risikonya? Faktor risiko terjadi osteoporosis dapat dibagi menjadi faktor risiko yang dapat dirubah (modiffikasi) atau...
#2 Apa itu Osteoartritis
Osteoartritis (OA) dikenal sebagai pengapuran sendi, adalah suatu penyakit kronis yang mengenai sendi dan tulang di sekitar sendi tersebut. Dulu Osteoartritis dianggap penyakit orang tua karena sendi menjadi aus atau usang, namun dewasa ini diketahui melalui penelitian-penelitian ternyata selain akibat...
IJR Vol 2 No. 2 January 2010; Vitamin D and inflammation
Z Albar – Vitamin D and inflammation The discovery that most body cells and tissues have vitamin D receptors and that some of them have the enzymatic machinery to convert the circulating form of vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) into the...
IJR Vol 2 No. 2 January 2010; Hyperuricemia and Pro Inflammatory Cytokine (IL-1?, IL-6, and TNF-?)
S Hadi, D Sudarsono, B Suntoko – Hyperuricemia and Pro Inflammatory Cytokine (IL-1?, IL-6, and TNF-?) Background. Rugerio et al 2006 reported that there were a positive correlation between the level of hyperuricemia and the level of IL-1β, IL-6, and...
IJR Vol 2 No. 2 January 2010; Correlation between anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and the severity of clinical manifestation,laboratory manifestation, and radiological joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis patients
M Suwito, K Handono, H Kalim, BPP Suryana, CS Wahono – Correlation between anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and the severity of clinical manifestation,laboratory manifestation, and radiological joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis patients Background. The second generation anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide test...
IJR Vol 2 No. 2 January 2010; Profile of osteophyte location in different grades of functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis
O Mesanti, B Setiyohadi, YI Kasjmir, U Budihusodo, M Oemardi – Profile of osteophyte location in different grades of functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Background. Osteophyte is a reparative response to cartilage breakdown in osteoarthritis (OA) and osteophyte...
IJR Vol 2 No. 2 January 2010; Case Report: Osteoarticular tuberculosis of the right foot: a diagnostic delayed
N Akil, B Setiyohadi, AMT Lubis, A Fawziah – Case Report: Osteoarticular tuberculosis of the right foot: a diagnostic delayed Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) involving the musculoskeletal system occurs in approximately 1% to 3% of patients with extrapulmonary TB. Concurrent pulmonary...
IJR Vol 2 No. 2 January 2010; Case Report: Calcinosis and myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus patient
S Dewi, RG Wachjudi – Case Report: Calcinosis and myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus patient Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have multi-organ involvement related to their chronic infl ammatory, autoimmune disease. Calcinosis can be clinical manifestations of SLE. Tissue calcinosis...
IJR Vol 2 No. 2 January 2010; Case Report: Septic arthritis caused by Salmonella sp.
W Hambali, Sumariyono, K Chen – Case Report: Septic arthritis caused by Salmonella sp. Septic arthritis is a rare joint disorder, and can be caused by various pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, virus, mycobacterium, and fungus. The incidence of this infection...