11 articles in this issue
Khansa Ainun Nabila,Maya Kusumawati,Ginna Megawati
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease that causes various complications, leading to a high mortality rate and high medical costs. Good knowledge and perception are essential for patients in understanding the disease and how to ... see more
Rawan Mohamed Sabri Hassan,Abrar Bakry Malik,Mohamed Eltayeb Elawad,Ebtihal Modather Mohammed,Ahmed Sami Abdalla Osman
Background: Vitamin K is crucial for neonates to prevent bleeding disorders. Raising awareness of vitamin K use would show positive outcomes. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of prophylactic use of vitamin K for bleeding disorders in ... see more
Bryan Junius Winata,Veronika Maria Sidharta,Linawati Hananta,Vetinly Vetinly,Nawanto Agung Prastowo
Background: One of the complications of obesity is an elevation in blood pressure which can increase the risk of hypertension. This study aimed to explore body mass index (BMI), a body shape index (ABSI), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in predicti... see more
Mohammad Arianto Satrio Wicaksono,Cep Juli,Chandra Calista,Uni Gamayani,Aih Cahyani,Paulus Anam Ong
Background: Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) stroke is characterized by neurological dysfunction, caused by focal collection of blood within the brain parenchyma or ventricular system that is not caused by trauma. Hypertension is one of the main risk facto... see more
Brigitta Berlianty,Sofiati Dian,Ahmad Rizal Ganiem
Background: Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a Toxoplasma gondii infection affecting the brain. Assessment of the functional outcome after treatment is needed as an evaluation for therapeutic management. One of the instruments used is the Glasgow Outcome Scale (... see more
Hendra Gunawan,Risa Miliawati,Renasha Firda Hanannisa
Background: Heretofore, leprosy remains one of the most stigmatizing diseases with serious social consequences. Patients with leprosy might develop inflammatory reactions that interrupt with stable and chronic disease which are called leprosy reactions. T... see more
Filbert Lois Marcus,Nur Suryawan,Delita Prihatni
Background: Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) is a subtype of leukemia characterized by myeloid infiltration into the bone marrow, blood, and other tissues. AML ranks 5th malignancy in children and the prognosis is poor. After chemotherapy, the outcomes v... see more
Sumartini Dewi,Waliyyuddin Robbani,Iceu Dimas Kulsum
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimmune illness with a wide range of clinical symptoms. The pulmonary organ manifestations frequently occur, but the symptoms are non-specific. Radiological examination and pulmonary fun... see more
Yuktiana Kharisma,Hasrayati Agustina,Sri Suryanti,Birgitta Maria Dewayani,Bethy Suryawati Hernowo
Background: The placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) incidence has inclined today. The PAS is divided into three histopathological classifications, including accreta, increta, and percreta, associated with maternal, fetal morbidity, and mortality. This study a... see more
Sharon Noor Alya,Enny Rohmawaty,Achadiyani Achadiyani,Muhammad Hasan Bashari,Hardisiswo Soedjana
Background: Snakebite is considered a global health issue, especially in the Southeast Asian region. However, data regarding snakebite cases in Indonesia are still very limited. This study aimed to explore the venomous snakebite cases and the serum anti b... see more