The Indonesia people still empirically use medicinal plants to overcome their diseases or maintain their health. One of the medicinal plants is Cassia siamea lamk (daun johar) used for treatment of fevers/ malaria and jaundice/hepatitis. A lot of people usually use it for long periods of time. It is preferable for medicinal plants to have no effect rather than toxic effects. Subchronic toxicity…
Open noncomparative clinical trial on 41 children with pharyngitis and bacterial tonsilopharyngitis has been conducted at Pediatric Departement National General Hospital Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Jakarta. After diagnosis, has been established azithromycin syrup of 10 mg/kg BW daily were administered, orally, single dose for 3 days subsequently to all of the children. Throat swab culture performed…
A study was done in order to find sensitivity and optimal dose of tetanus vaccination for Wistar Rats. The study included in true experimental, the design was the Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. Sample of twenty five Wistar rats were devided into five groups. (each group consisted of five Wistar Rats) i.e. one group for control and four groups for treated groups. The treated group were i…
Chronic supurative otitis media is chronic inflammation of mucoperiosteum middle ear cleft. Hearing loss is ones of symtoms that cause patients came to Hospital. 30 outpatients (54 ears) with chronic supurative otitis media in ENT Department of Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang were studied during September - Nopember 1996. The hearing treshold was evaluated with audiometer and degree of hearing lo…
The incidence of primary hyperparathyroidism in children under the age of sixteen remains rate and most cases were caused by single parathyroid adenomas. We report a case of fifteen years old girl with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by a single parathyroid adenoma. This is the first case reported for Pediatric Department of Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital diagnosed mainly by means o…
Respiratory tract infections are commonly found health problems in daily practice. Various microorganisms may be the causative pathogens and many antimicrobial agents are claimed to be effective to overcome the problem. Rational choice of antimicrobiolal agents should be based on empirical experience what is the most likely pathogen(s) for a particular respiratory tract infection, followed by c…