Latar belakang. Difteri merupakan penyakit infeksi yang disebabkan oleh Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Komplikasi terberat penyakit ini yaitu terjadinya miokarditis yang dapat mengakibatkan kematian.Tujuan. Mengetahui hubungan antara karakteristik klinis dan laboratoris terhadap kejadian miokarditis difteri pada anak di RSUDZA Banda Aceh.Metode. Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional yang menggunakan data rekam medik pasien difteri periode Januari 2017 hingga Desember 2019. Sampel 101 pasien difteri dengan metode purposive sampling. Analisis data menggunakan univariat dan bivariat dengan Chi-square test. Hasil. Berdasarkan hasil analisis bivariat antara karakteristik klinis dengan terjadinya miokarditis difteri didapatkan hasil (CI=95%; p<0,05) untuk stridor dan (CI=95%; p>0,05) untuk variabel letak membran, demam, nyeri tenggorokan, suara parau, bull neck dan derajat difteri. Analisis antara karakteristik laboratoris (leukosit, Troponin I, CK-MB, SGOT dan SGPT) dengan terjadinya miokarditis difteri didapatkan hasil (CI = 95%; p >0,05)Kesimpulan. Terdapat hubungan antara variabel karakteristik klinis, yaitu stridor dengan terjadinya miokarditis difteri. Sementara variabel lain, seperti letak membran, demam, nyeri tenggorokan, suara parau, bull neck dan derajat difteri tidak ada hubungan dengan terjadinya miokarditis difteri. Tidak ada hubungan antara variabel karakteristik laboratoris (leukosit, Troponin I, CK-MB, SGOT dan SGPT) dengan terjadinya miokarditis difteri pada anak di RSUDZA Banda Aceh.

Article InfoWheezingis the main symptom of asthma in children.One of the predisposing factors is cow's milk consumption. The aim of this study is to identify the association between cow's milk consumption and wheezing incidence in children inBanda Aceh. This is an analytic observational study with cross-sectional design. The sample included 84 children aged 6 months to 5 years were obtained by consecutive sampling. Data collected using questionnaires that included question about cow's milk consumption and ISAAC. The results showed that a statistically significant association between cow's milk consumptionand wheezing incidence in children aged 6 months to 5 years (p=0.045). It is advisable to replace cow's milk with partially or fully hydrolized formula to prevent the occurence of wheezing and malnutrition in children.

Hasil. Didapatkan 10 kasus baru dengan usia rerata 5 tahun 4 bulan. Perbandingan laki-laki dan perempuan 1:4. Seluruh subjek mempunyai gejala purpura dan nyeri sendi. Nyeri perut didapatkan pada 9 subjek, keterlibatan ginjal 3, hipertensi dan hematuria 1, proteinuria 3, leukositosis dan trombosis pada 6 dan 3 subjek. Tujuh subjek mendapat imunomodulator. Perbaikan gejala berupa purpura, nyeri perut, nyeri sendi dan nefritis terjadi setelah 2 minggu, sisanya sebelum 2 minggu. Leukositosis dan trombosis membaik setelah 1-2 minggu. Tujuh subjek mendapat steroid setelah 1 minggu timbul gejala, 3 subjek mendapat triamsinolon dan sisanya metil prednisolon. Nyeri perut paling cepat menghilang pada subjek yang mendapat triamsinolon, sedangkan purpura pada yang mendapat metil prednisolon.

Thalassemia is a congenital blood disorder characterized by reduced production of one or more globin chains. Thalassemia patients lack healthy hemoglobin which the body needs to be properly oxygenated. Blood transfusion is the main treatment for thalassemia patients. Checking hemoglobin levels after transfusion is a common test, but until now there is no definite uniformity of time to carry out these tests, so it will be detrimental to the patient and increase the length of the patient in the hospital. Assessing the difference in time to increase in hemoglobin levels at 1 hour, 6 hours, and 12 hours after blood transfusion in thalassemia patients. This research is an observational analytic study with cross sectional design. This study was conducted by examining the hemoglobin levels of thalassemia patients after 1 hour, 6 hours, and 12 hours after transfusion in thalassemia patients aged 1-18 years with a total sample of 40 people. The statistical analysis used was paired t test. The results showed that 20 men and 20 women and Most were in the age group 10-13 (35%), with an average Hb level at admission of 7.38 g / dL (95% CI). At 1 hour post-transfusion, the patient's mean Hb level increased by 8.97 g / dL (8,59-9,35 g / dL), at 6 hours post transfusion, 8.95 g / dL (8,57-9,32 g / dL), at 12 hours post transfusion increased by 9.60 g / dL (9,17-10,03 g / dL). Significant increase in Hb levels occurred at 1 hour and 12 hours after blood transfusion.