Phototherapy is a therapeutic strategy in dermatology for treating several skin diseases. Conventional phototherapy has some disadvantages, hence a targeted phototherapy that emits selective laser or ultraviolet (UV) light and targets specific area of affacted skin has been developed. Targeted phototherapy is considered to be more aggressive and has higher efficacy. Several targeted phototherap…
IgD κ myeloma is a rare plasma cell neoplasm case and has never been reported before in Indonesia. In normal condition, IgD level in blood is very low, therefore increase of IgD level in myeloma could be missed by serum protein electrophoresis. A case of a 59 years old female with severe bone pain is reported. In radiology evaluation, there were thoracal compression fracture and thoracal foram…
Background: WHO classified the number of leprosy cases in Indonesia as number three in the world after India and Brazil. The number of new leprosy patients tends to increase since there is a possibility that seropositive leprosy is turning into manifest leprosy. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of zinc supplementation on interleukin-2 (IL-2) level of seropositive contact of le…
Typhoid fever is an endemic disease in developing country. The highest incidency of typhoid fever is in children. There are many antibiotics are used to medicate thyphoid fever in children. The using of different antibiotics affects higher medicine cost that patients have to pay. Therefore the research is needed for knowing the cost effective of the two antibiotics between the use of cefotaxim…
In theory, lymphocyte count increases in pediatric patients with dengue virus infection,because this infection increases apoptosis process and activation of T lymphocyte function, Th1 cytokine production, and B lymphocytes. Administration of zinc is hypothsized to affect immunity changes as shown by these biomarkers. This study aimed to examine the effect of zinc on lymphocyte count and length …
Background: Asthma prevalence is increasing in developing and developed countries. CD4+ Th2 Cell and its product play an important role in asthma pathogenesis. This study examined the effect of needling at Feishu (BL13) and of Zusanli (ST36) acupoints in decreasing CD4+ lymphocyte counts in asthmatic rat model. Methods: This was a randomized-controlled laboratory trial with a sample of 27 whit…
This research is aimed at testing of Tween-80 and DMSO in of Sodium Diciphenac, to increase the penetration of the active ingeredient. The lest of active ingredent was determined by Franz cell diffusion of vertical type by using rat skin and NaCI 0,9% as the recelving solution. The content of penetraining active ingredient was determined by UV-Visible spectrophotometry. The rresults showed the …
Sodiumascobyl phosphate is a hydrophilic derivate of asorbic acid, which has chemically more stable. As an antioxidant it can scavengeand destory aggressive oxidizing agents and free radicals that are improtantly involved in the skin aging process. Microemulsion is carrier systems for topical delivery of sodium ascophate. An experiment has been conducted with virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an oil …
Atenolol has a low oral bioavailability and a short elimination half-life. Therefore, alternative delivery system isimportant. Transdermal iotophoresis i.e. a systemic drug delivery via the skin, implementing a low intensity of electrical current, is one attractive candidate. This study evaluated feasibility of atenolol transdermal transport when lontophoresis was applied after enhancer pretrea…