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Quality of Life in Onychomycosis Patients at H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan - Indonesia, 2016
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2018)Background: Onychomycosis describes fungal infection of the nail caused by dermatophytes, non-dermatophytes molds, or yeast. It affects up to 14% of the population worldwide. Although onychomycosis is not a life-threatening ... -
Dermatophytes and Bacterial Superinfections in Tinea Pedis Patients at Haji Adam Malik Central Hospital, Medan-Indonesia
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2018)Background: Tinea pedis is a dermatophyte infection of the feet, especially the toes and soles of the feet. The clinical features of tinea pedis consist of four forms. They are interdigital, chronic hyperkeratotic, ... -
Melasma Characteristic in Hormonal Contraceptive Acceptors at Kelurahan Mangga Kecamatan Medan Tuntungan, Medan-Indonesia
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2018)Background: Melasma is one of the most common skin problems in dermatology. Areas often exposed to ultraviolet, especially the face as a predilection of its disorder. The etiology of melasma remains unknown. There are ... -
Correlation between Verruca Vulgaris and Superoxide Dismutase
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)Background: Verruca vulgaris is a form of benign tumors that infected epidermal cells caused by Human papillomavirus (HPV). In several studies states that imbalances in oxidant and antioxidant systems play an important ... -
Analysis of Nerve Growth Factor Serum Levels in Psoriasis Vulgaris Patients
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)Background: Psoriasis is a complex chronic inflammatory skin disease with multifactorial mechanism affected by immunological, genetic, environmental and nervous system factors which its mechanism is still unknown. The ... -
Association of Serum Interleukin-10 (IL-10) with the Severity of Acne Vulgaris
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)Background: Acne vulgaris is a common inflammatory disorder in pilosebaceous gland units, which affected more than 90% of teenagers, and half of them settled until adulthood. Inflammation is one of the four critical ... -
Analysis of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level in Keloid Patients
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)Background: Keloid is solid fibrous tissue tumors that occur due to an imbalance between deposition and degradation of extracellular matrix components, especially collagen. Vitamin D is known to have a beneficial role ... -
Analysis of Serum Leptin Levels in Patient with Skin Tag
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)Background: Skin tag is a benign tumor of the skin with papules, filiform or pedunculated clinical feature with soft consistency, skin-like to brownish colored and often arises in the flexure area. Etiopathogenesis of ... -
Correlation between Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) Patients’ Stress Level and the Quality of Life of Their Families in Universitas Sumatera Utara Hospital
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2020)Background: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication seen in herpes zoster patients. Its clinical manifestations consist of persisting sharp pain even when the initial exanthema has disappeared. These ... -
Bacterial Identification of Acne Vulgaris
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2020)Background: Acne vulgaris (AV) is a chronic inflammation of the pilosebaceous unit with clinical polymorphic lesion consist of noninflammatory (open and closed comedones) and inflammatory lesions (papules, pustules, and ... -
Correlation between Stress Scale and Severity of Acne Vulgaris
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2020)Background: Acne vulgaris (AV) is a chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous follicles with polymorphic lesions, consist of blackheads, papules, pustules and nodules with varying degree of severity. Stress is one of ... -
The Relationship Between Age of Menarche with Striae Among Female Students
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2020)Background: Striae are harmless skin disorders, but can cause cosmetic and psychological concerns. The role of estrogen in reducing adhesion between collagen fibers can cause striae in stretch area. Menarche that occurs ... -
Correlation Between Body Mass Index with Striae in Female Adolescent
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2020)Background: Striae has been reported as a skin problem often experienced by a woman and becomes an aesthetic problem. This skin problem can occur at any age, including adolescents, even though it is more common in younger ... -
Correlation between Serum Homocysteine and Vitiligo Area Scoring Index
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2017)BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder. White macules caused by melanocyte destruction is a characteristic finding that cosmetically disturbing. Until recently, pathogenesis of vitiligo is still unclear. The role ... -
The Correlation between Body Mass Index with the Occurrence of Skin Tag
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2017)BACKGROUND: Skin tag is a benign tumour of the skin with a soft consistency which commonly occurs in the flexure area. Skin tag often found in individuals with middle and old age. Until now, there are many of theories have ... -
Correlation between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels with Keloid Severity
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)BACKGROUND: Keloids are dermal fibroproliferative tumours characterised by excessive deposition of extra cellular matrix components. The active form of vitamin D is known to inhibit the proliferation of keloid fibroblasts ... -
Association Between the Ratio of Matrix Metallo Proteinase-2 (MMP-2) Totissue Inhibitor of Mmp-2 (TIMP-2) Level and the Expression of Collagen Type-III in Endopelvic Fascia of Menopausal Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2018)Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is disturbing conditions reported by menopausal women. This study aimed to investigate the association between ratio of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 level and the expression of collagen type-III in endopelvic ... -
Is There a Correlation between Severity of Melasma and Quality of Life?
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)BACKGROUND: Melasma is a common chronic acquired hyper melanosis. It has significant impacts on appearance, psychosocial and emotional distress, hence reducing the quality of life of the affected patients. Melasma quality ... -
The Effect of Oral Probiotic on the Interleukin-10 Serum Levels of Acne Vulgaris
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that commonly found in pilosebaceous units which can have an impact on the patient’s psychological burden. The relationship between dermatology and mental ... -
The Effect of Puguntano Leaf Extract (Curanga Fel - Terrae Merr.) On P38 Mapk Levels and Glut-4 Expression in Type 2 Diabetic Rat Muscle
(Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2019)BACKGROUND: Puguntano (Curanga feel-terrae Merr.) contains flavonoids, saponins, tannins, and steroids/ terpenoids which improved post-receptor insulin signalling in rats model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). AIM: ...