Background: External Otitis (OE) is one of the most common cases in ENT. There are an estimated 8.1 visits with an OE diagnosis per 1,000 annually. The low understanding of the community about OE caused the cases to become frequent. This study aims to increase public understanding of OE by knowing the characteristics of OE in Sanglah Hospital.Methods: A study with descriptive cross sectional method. Samples were taken from Sanglah Hospital's medical record data on period 2015-2016 with total sampling method.Results: A total of 84 samples were successfully analyzed, and found: OE was most common in the 15-49 years age group (55.9%). Gender dominating is female (52.4%). The most clinical symptoms of OE patients were ear pain (67.9%), followed by ear discharge (55.9%), ear that felt full (22.6%), itchiness (20.2%), ringing (21.4%), hearing loss (15.5%), and accompanied (4.8%). The most frequent cause of OE is due to trauma (58.3%), followed by fungi or bacterial infection (20.3%), combined causes (11.9%), and the least caused by systemic disease (9.5%).Conclusions: The OE case at Sanglah Hospital is most commonly found in the female population, age group 15-49 years, with the most common symptom of earache and caused by mechanical trauma. Latar Belakang: Otitis Eksternal (OE) merupakan salah satu kasus yang sering ditemukan dalam bidang THT. Diperkirakan terdapat 8.1 kunjungan dengan diagnosis OE per 1.000 per tahunnya. Rendahnya pemahaman masyarakat mengenai OE menyebabkan kasus ini menjadi sering terjadi. Studi ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman masyarakat mengenai OE dengan mengetahui gambaran kejadian OE di RSUP Sanglah.Metode: Sebuah studi dengan metode deskriptif potong lintang. Sampel diambil dari data rekam medis RSUP Sanglah pada periode 2015-2016 dengan metode total sampling .Hasil: Sebanyak 84 sampel berhasil di analisis, dan ditemukan: OE paling sering terjadi pada kelompok umur 15-49 tahun, (55,9%). Jenis kelamin yang mendominasi adalah perempuan (52,4%). Gejala klinis penderita OE terbanyak adalah nyeri telinga (67,9%), diikuti berair atau keluar cairan dari telinga (55,9%), terasa penuh (22,6%), rasa gatal (20,2%), berdenging (21,4%), gangguan pendengaran (15,5%), dan yang disertai (4,8%). Penyebab OE terbanyak adalah karena trauma (58,3%), diikuti karena jamur atau bakteri (20,3%), penyebab gabungan (11,9%), dan paling sedikit disebabkan oleh penyakit sistemis (9,5%).Simpulan: Kasus OE di RSUP Sanglah paling sering ditemui pada populasi wanita, kelompok umur 15-49 tahun, dengan gejala tersering berupa nyeri telinga dan disebabkan oleh trauma mekanis. Â
Background: Acute pharyngitis is an infection of the pharynx caused by viruses or bacteria, which is characterized by the presence of a sore throat, exudate, hyperemia, fever, lymph nodes enlargement of the neck, and malaise. The most common etiology are the germs of Streptococci β-haemolyticus, Streptococcal viridans, and Streptococci pyogenes. It can also be caused by viral infections such as influenza and adenovirus. Acute pharyngitis can be transmitted through contact by nasal or droplet infection of people suffering pharyngitis.Aim: The study aimed to report acute pharyngitis in the Wangaya General Hospital in the period January - December 2015.Method: This study was an observational study using a descriptive cross sectional design for patients with acute pharyngitis in the Wangaya General Hospital in the period January - December 2015.Result and Conclusion: Proportion of acute pharyngitis patients based on age at Wangaya General Hospital were the highest in the age group 0-14 years as many as 47 people (55.9%). The lowest proportion is in the age group > 50 years, 16 people (19%). By its sex proportion, the highest was among women, 48 people (57.2%) as against 36 people (42.8%) for men. Based on clinical symptoms proportion in Wangaya General Hospital, throat pain as many as 57 people (67.9%), followed by difficulty of swallowing as many as 47 (55.9%), fever 19 (22.6%), vomiting 18 (21.4%), malaise 17 (20.2%), lymph nodes enlargement 13 (15.5%), and those with a headache 4 (4.8%) Faringitis akut adalah infeksi pada faring yang disebabkan oleh virus atau bakteri, yang ditandai oleh adanya nyeri tenggorokan, faring eksudat dan hiperemis, demam, pembesaran limfanodi leher dan malaise. Penyebab terbanyak radang ini adalah kuman golongan Streptokokus β-haemolyticus, Streptoccocus viridans dan Streptoccocus pyogenes. Penyakit ini juga dapat disebabkan oleh infeksi virus seperti virus influenza dan adenovirus. Faringitis akut dapat menular melalui kontak dari sekret hidung dan ludah (droplet infection) dari orang yang menderita faringitis.Tujuan: untuk mengetahui gambaran tentang penyakit faringitis akut di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah (RSUD) Wangaya Denpasar periode Januari – Desember 2015.Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional yang menggunakan rancangan desktiptif cross sectional terhadap penderita penyakit faringitis akut di RSUD Wangaya Denpasar periode Januari - Desember 2015.Hasil dan Simpulan: Proporsi penderita Faringitis Akut berdasarkan umur di RSUD Wangaya Denpasar yang tertinggi dijumpai pada pada kelompok umur 0-14 tahun, yaitu 47 orang (55,9%). Proporsi terendah terdapat pada kelompok umur >50 tahun, yaitu 16 orang (19,0%). Proporsi penderita Faringitis Akut berdasarkan jenis kelamin di RSUD Wangaya Denpasar yang tertinggi adalah pada perempuan yaitu 48 orang (57,2%). Sedangkan pada laki-laki yaitu 36 orang (42,8%). Proporsi penderita Faringitis Akut berdasarkan gejala klinis yang dialami di RSUD Wangaya yang tertinggi adalah nyeri tenggorok sebanyak 57 orang (67,9% ), diikuti sulit menelan sebanyak 47 orang (55,9% ), demam 19 orang (22,6% ), muntah 18 orang (21,4% ), malaise 17 orang ( 20,2%), kelenjar limfa bengkak 13 orang (15,5% ), dan yang disertai nyeri kepala 4 orang (4,8%)
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