Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.52 No.1)

Volume 52 Number 1
January - March 2014 Issue

C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

Sustainable Rheumatology in Asia

- Ester Z. Gonzales–Penserga, M.D.

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

When a Patient Fails to Heed Your Advice

- Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

Second-Line Treatment of Filipino Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Included in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Database and Registry (RADAR) of the Philippine General Hospital From 1996-2010 A 2011 Preliminary Report

- Therese Eileen B. Lladoc-Natividad, M.D.; Ester G. Penserga, M.D.

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Filipino Patients with Gout in a Tertiary Hospital

 - Maria Lucilla G. Dianongco, M.D.; Angeline-Therese D. Magbitang, M.D.; Evelyn O. Salido, M.D.

A Three-Month Follow up of Musculoskeletal Manifestions in Chikungunya Fever

- Anna Kristina Gutierrez-Rubio, M.D.; Angeline-Therese D. Magbitang, M.D.; Ester G. Penserga, M.D.

Correlation Between Disease Activity, Functional Capacity, and Health-Related Quality of Life of Filipinos with Ankylosing Spondylitis

- Marc Gregory Y. Yu, M.D.; Jill Henriett T. Mangubat, M.D.; Ester G. Penserga, M.D.

In-Hospital Outcomes of Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

- Angeline-Therese D. Magbitang M.D.; Anna Kristina Gutierrez Rubio, M.D.; Evelyn Osio Salido, M.D.

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in Filipinos – A 13-Year Retrospective Review of 14 Cases in the Philippine General Hospital

- Geraldine Z. Racaza, M.D; Ester G. Penserga, M.D.

META-ANALYSIS

Urate Lowering Efficacy of Febuxostat Versus Allopurinol in Hyperuricemic Patients with Gout

 - Erika Bianca S. Villazor-Isidro, M.D.; John Carlo G. Brojan, M.D.; Christine Joy R. Pega-Flores, M.D.; Paul V. Santos-Estrella, M.D.

CASE REPORT

Endometrial Tuberculosis Causing Amenorrhea and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in a Lupus Patient Treated with Cyclophosphamide

- Angeline-Therese D Magbitang, M.D.; Geraldine Z Racaza, M.D.; Bernadette Heizel M. Reyes, M.D.