To investigate which recent infection could have caused the present dengue-like symptoms, in adult patients clinically fulfilling the WHO criteria for dengue, in which serologically were not confirmed for dengue virus infections. Prospective study. During an outbreak of dengue (between May) 1995 and May 1996) 118 consecutive adults (>13 years) suspected by the WHO 1997 case definition of DF or …
Thrombotic complications in acute leukemia are often underestimated because bleeding complications generally dominate the clinical picture. While there are many thrombogenic factors shared by both solid tumors and leukemia, many additional prothrombotic feactures are present in leukemia. The prothrombotic factors include hyperleukocytosis, increased expression of tissue factor and its activatio…
To evaluate BDM and bone resorption marker in HIV-infected patients in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta. A cross-sectional study was performed between February and May 2008 in adult HIV-infected patients who had not been treated with antiretrovirals. BMD was measured at the lumbar spine by dual energy X-ray obsorptiometry (DEXA) bone densitometer (Lumar Prodigy, GE Medical System, USA), Whe…
Dengue infection with its broad clinical spectrum remains a health problem in Indonesia. An aberrant immune response in plasma leakage of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) caused by increase of monocytes and lymphocytes. The aim of this study was to investigate that monocytosis and lymphocytosis were risk factor of DHF in children. A case control study was conducted at Childe Health DepartmentHasa…
Changes in body weight is September by energy belance. Satiety and hunger is the way of body to meintain balance of energy. Hypothalmus receive variety of sigal to make an adjustment and regualte food intake. Ghrelin is the novel hormone from the stomach which is knowing since 1999 have an ability to increase food intake by stimulating vegal and hungercenter in hypothalamus. Herba Centella (Peg…
Transformasi luar biasa di bidang ekonomi urbanisasi telah menguah struktur demografi social di Indonesia sehingga menyebabkan pereseran dalam pola makan dan penyebab kematian. Sebagai penyebab kematian utama, epidemic penyakit kardiovaskuler telah menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang serius. Masaah menjadi lebih sulit dengan adanya beban ganda penyakit yakni penyakit-penyakit tidak menula…