Preliminary Study on Total Glucoside of Peony (TGP) Administration in Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases at Prof. dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital, Indonesia

Abstract

Autoimmune diseases are a diverse group of conditions characterized by immune disturbances that cause aberrant B cell and T cell reactivity to normal constituents of the host. These diseases can involve essentially any organ system and affect individuals of any age, with a much greater prevalence among women. Although certain mechanisms unite these conditions into a single category, the clinical manifestations of autoimmune disease are highly varied. This research is an original and interventional study. It is a preliminary with analytic observational. The design is “the one group pre-test – post-test design”. This study was conducted at RSUP Prof. dr. R. D. Kandou over a six-month period from July 2016 to December 2016. The study included patients diagnosed with Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s disease, and aplastic anemia, who were diagnosed based on their medical history, physical examination, and diagnostic workups. This study also aimed to evaluate the improvement in clinical symptoms within the Aplastic Anemia group, tracking the number of complaints reported each week. Four patients were included in the study, each receiving individualized basic therapy.