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"ABSTRACTBACKGROUND:proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an advanced form of DR that eventually could lead to blindness. Levels of vitreous advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and D-dimer may reflect the pathological changes in the retina, but only few studies have assessed their correlation with blood hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) levels. This study aimed to find the association between blood HbA1c levels with vitreous AGEs and D-dimer levels in patients with proliferative DR. METHODS:an analytical cross-sectional study was performed in subjects with proliferative DR who underwent vitrectomy. Subjects were divided into 2 subgroups, i.e. uncontrolled (HbA1c >7%) and controlled (HbA1c <7%) groups. Vitreous AGEs and D-dimer levels were assessed; the levels were compared between uncontrolled and controlled hyperglycemic patients. Statistic correlation tests were also performed for evaluating blood HbA1c, vitreous AGEs, and D-dimer levels.RESULTS:a total of 47 patients were enrolled in this study and 32 (68.1%) of them were women. Median vitreous AGEs level was 11.0 (3.0 - 48.0) µg/mL; whereas median vitreous D-dimers level was 5,446.0 (44.0 - 37,394.0 ) ng/mL. The median vitreous AGEs levels was significantly higher in patients with uncontrolled vs. controlled hyperglycemia (14.0 vs. 4.0 mg/mL; p<0.001). There was a significant positive correlation with moderate strength between blood HbA1c level and vitreous AGEs level (r=0.524; r2=0.130; p=0.0001). Blood HbA1c level could be used to predict vitreous AGEs level by using the following calculation: vitreous AGEs = -1.442+ (1.740xblood HbA1c). Vitreous D-dimer levels were not significantly different between uncontrolled and controlled hyperglycemia (median 4607.5 vs. 5701.6 ng/mL; p = 0.458). There was a positive significant correlation between blood HbA1c and vitreous D-dimer levels (r = 0.342; p = 0.019); however the correlation was weak. Vitreous AGEs level had a positive significant correlation with vitreous D-dimer levels (r = 0.292; p = 0.046) and the correlation strength was also weak.CONCLUSION:median vitreous AGEs levels were significantly higher in proliferative DR patients with uncontrolled than those with controlled hyperglycemia. Blood HbA1c level can be used to assess vitreous AGEs level in patients with proliferative DR by using the following calculation: vitreous AGEs = -1.442+(1.740 x HbA1c). However, the blood HbA1c level can not be used to predict vitreous D-dimer level in patients with proliferative DR."

"BACKGROUND: there are many researches about IGRA in extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB), but there only few data from developing countries. This was the first research about the utility of IGRA in extrapulmonary TB performed in Indonesia as developing country with the 2nd most frequent of TB cases in the world. This study aimed to identify the advantage of IGRA examination in diagnosing extrapulmonary TB.METHODS:eighty-four patients, presumed to have extrapulmonary TB were examined with IGRA and gold standard examination. The gold standard examination was performed by histopathologic examination, and tissue smear for acid-fast bacilli.RESULTS:among 84 patients included in the study, 57 patients were tested positive with gold standard, where 50 patients among them were also tested positive with IGRA. Among 27 patients tested negative with gold standard, IGRA positive was found in 10 patients. Lymphadenitis was the most common manifestation of the extrapulmonary TB. Diagnostic test from IGRA for extrapulmonary TB found as follows: sensitivity 87,71%, specificity 63%, positive predictive value 83,33%, and negative predictive value 70,83%.CONCLUSION:IGRA could be used as supporting tool in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB. The negative result, however, does not indicate absence of TB infection"

"Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with various clinical disorders and frequent exacerbations. Psoriasis vulgaris is a common skin disorder which affect 1-3% of general populations. The pathophysiology regarding the coexistence of these diseases is not fully understood. Therapeutic challenges arise since the treatment one of these diseases may aggravate the other. We reported two cases of SLE with psoriasis vulgaris with clinical manifestations as recurrent erythroderma with photosensitivity. Improvement in clinical condition was observed after treating the patients with methylprednisolone combined with methotrexate. The coexistence SLE and psoriasis are considered very rare. The presence of this overlap syndrome may precede one another or occur simultaneously and is closely related with the presence of anti-Ro/SSA. Thus, it raises new challenge regarding its relationships, diagnosis, therapeutic, and management."

"ABSTRAKGallstone is a crystal deposit which is formed in the gallbladder or bile duct. Gallstone is classified into cholesterol stone, pigment stone (black and brown), and mixed stone. Mechanism which underlies the formation of cholesterol or pigment gallstone is different. Information on chemical component of the stone will assist the management and prevention of its recurrence. Analysis of gallstone component can be performed by colorimetry method or even gas liquid chromatography (GLC). Chemical component analysis of gallstone by colorimetry includes examination of cholesterol, bilirubin, and calcium. Stone is classified as cholesterol stone if the cholesterol content is > 80%, pigment stone if cholesterol content is < 20%, and mixed stone if cholesterol content is 25-80%. Gallstone analysis by GLC method is conducted by separation of fatty acid chain and evaluation of fatty acid quantity in the methylester derivatives form, which is fatty acid methyl estered. Fatty acid content in cholesterol stone (310.09 + 49.7 mg/gram) is higher compared to pigment stone (55.59 +7.71 mg/gram). Saturated to unsaturated fatty acid (S/U) ration in cholesterol stone (8.6 + 3.1) is higher compared to pigment stone (4.8 + 1.5)."

"ABSTRAKMelanosis coli is a brownish discoloration of the colonic mucosa caused by the accumulation of pigment in macrophages of the lamina propria. We reported a 62 years old woman with prolonged constipation since 10 years ago. She underwent haemorhoidectomy when 17 years old. Since 4 years ago she regularly comsumted herbal laxative. On 27 january 2015 underwent colonoscopy at Sardjito hospital Yogyakarta. Colonoscopic examination revealed Melanosis coli."

"ABSTRAKThe smoking habit give many bad effects, especially in health and economy aspect. In Indonesia, most people still have this habit. Quit smoking is beneficial. Clinicians have an important role in helping patients to quit their smoking habit. "

"latar belakang : Esofagitis refluks merupakan kondisi yang cukup sering ditemukan pada pasien usia lanjut. kejadian kanker esofagus, dimana esofagitis merupakan faktor resiko penting masih dianggap jarang di kebanyakan negara Asia. banyak faktor risiko lain penyebab kejadian kanker esofagus masih banyak belum diketahui. studi ini ditujukan untuk mencari prevalensi esofagitis refluks pada pasien usia lanjut faktor-faktor yang berhubungan.metode: studi ini adalah studi potong lintang pada kelompok usia lanjut yang menjalani prosedur pemeriksaan endoskopi saluran cerna atas. pasien yang sudah mendapatkan terapi penghambat pompa proton jangka panjang pasien dengan kegemasan saluran cerna, pasien yang baru saja mendapatkan obat kemoterapi, pasien dengan kelainan otak dan pembuluh darah dan juga pasien yang terbukti terdapat infeksi kuman H. pylori dieksklusi analisis statistik dilakukan dengan menggunakan program SPSS versi 17 (Chicago, IIlinois, USA).hasil : dari 238 pasien usia lanjut didapatkan esophagitis refluks sebanyak 22 (9,2%) pasien, rerata usia pasien adalah 69.8± 6.8 tahun. beberpa komorbiditas yang ditemukan seperti, diabetes, hipertensi, penyakit jantung korner, penyakit ginjal kronik, dan sirosis hari. satu-satunya faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian esofagitis refulks adalah adanya hernia hiatus esofagus (p = 0,038), tetai, esofagitis refulks cenderung ditemukan lebih banyak pada pasien usia lanjut yang memilki riwayat konsumsi obat yang bisa ,encetuskan kondisi refulks tanpa adanya perlindungan anti asam.simpulan: esofagitis refluks masih merupakan masalah besar pada pasien usia lanjut. terdapatnya hernia hiatus bisa memberikan pertimbangan penting untuk dilakukanya pemeriksaan penyaring endoskopi saluran cerna atas. tetapi hal ini masih menjadi perbedaan dengan mempertimbangkan beban biaya dan rendahnya kejadian kanker esofagus di sebagian besar negara Asia."

"latar belakang:perdarahan dari varises gastro-esophageal adalah komplikasi yang paling serius dan menyebabkan kematian pada penderita sirosis hati. Serveilans Endoskopi varises esofagus pada pasieun sirosis mahal dan tidak nyaman untuk pasien. tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi hubungan varises esofagus dan Lok Score sebagai parameter non-invasif pada pasien sirosis hati.metode : penelitian potong lintang dari pasien yang dirawat di Rumah Sakit Adam Malik Medan antara bulan September hingga Desember 2014 dengan diagnosis sirosis berdasarkan klinis, biokimia, ultrasonografi, dan gastroskopi. Lok Score dihitung untuk pasien, ditabulasi, dan dianalisis.hasil : di antara 26 pasien sirosis hati dengan varises esofagus, 55.3% disebabkan oleh infeksi hepatitis B virus. sebagian besar populasi penelitian memilki klasifikasi Child-Pugh C dan hanya 13,2% memilki Child-Pugh kelas A. Mayoritas populasi penelitian memilki varises esofagus F2(42,1$), F1(32,9), dan F3 (25%)."