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Rheumatology
Assessment of small fiber neuropathy and distal sensory neuropathy in female patients with fibromyalgia
Hong Ki Min, Sun Im, Geun-Young Park, Su-Jin Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(6):989-1000. Published online October 29, 2024
Background/Aims: We investigated sudomotor dysfunction, small fiber neuropathy (SFN), and their clinical significance in female fibromyalgia patients.
Methods: Fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. Clinical and laboratory data were measured. Electrochemical skin conductan..
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Nailfold capillaroscopy findings of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features
Sang-Heon Lee, Hong Ki Min, Se-Hee Kim, Young Whan Kim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Hee Joung Kim, In Ae Kim, Hae-Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):903-911. Published online July 25, 2023
Background/Aims: We evaluated nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) and compared it with that of patients with connective tissue disease-interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP).
Methods: Patients with newly di..
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Tocotrienol regulates osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis
Kyoung-Woon Kim, Bo-Mi Kim, Ji-Yeon Won, Hong Ki Min, Seoung Joon Lee, Sang-Heon Lee, Hae-Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S273-S282. Published online June 19, 2020
Background/Aims: The present study aimed to investigate whether tocotrienol regulates interleukin 17 (IL-17)-induced osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: We evaluated the effect of tocotrienol on IL-17-induced receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) producti..
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Shingles in palmar cutaneous branch of ulnar nerve
Hong Ki Min, Se Hee Kim, Sang-Heon Lee, Hae-Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):1029-1030. Published online April 22, 2020
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Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: the perspective of rheumatologists
Hong Ki Min, Se-Hee Kim, Sang-Heon Lee, Hae-Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):515-526. Published online February 8, 2021
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune feature (IPAF) is a recently established disease entity that is comprised of interstitial lung diseases with evidence of autoimmune features but that does not fulfill the criteria for definite autoimmune rheumatic diseases. The classification criteria for IPAF ..
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Rheumatology
Pilot study: asymptomatic hyperuricemia patients with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have increased risk of double contour sign
Hong Ki Min, Hyonjoung Cho, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1517-1523. Published online June 13, 2019
Background/Aims: Double contour sign (DCS) is a representative ultrasonographic finding in gout. DCS is evidence of monosodium urate deposit in gouty arthritis and has been identified in some patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia. However, the specific characteristics of asymptomatic hyperuricemi..
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Definite visualized communication of a Baker’s cyst with knee joint space and iatrogenic air content in rheumatoid arthritis patient
Hong Ki Min, Se Hee Kim, Sung Gyu Moon, Hae-Rim Kim, Sang-Heon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1254-1255. Published online August 19, 2019
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Roles of mast cells in rheumatoid arthritis
Hong Ki Min, Kyoung-Woon Kim, Sang-Heon Lee, Hae-Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):12-24. Published online November 15, 2019
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, and the complex interaction and activation of innate and adaptive immune cells are involved in RA pathogenesis. Mast cells (MCs) are one of the tissue-resident innate immune cells, and they contribute to RA pathogenesis. In th..
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Rheumatology
Clinical outcomes and pathological characteristics of immunoglobulin G4-related ophthalmic disease versus orbital inflammatory pseudotumor
Hong Ki Min, Youn Soo Lee, Suk-Woo Yang, Jennifer Lee, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):220-226. Published online October 19, 2017
Background/Aims: This study investigated the clinical and pathological features of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related ophthalmic disease. To clarify the features, we compared IgG4-related ophthalmic disease and orbital inflammatory pseudotumor.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records..
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Trastuzumab-associated autoimmune thyroid disease in a patient with metastatic breast cancer
Hong Ki Min, In-Ho Kim, Jae Young Kim, Tae-hyun Ban, Kyung Hoon Kim, Jeonghoon Ha, Jung-Hoon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):608-611. Published online February 18, 2016
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Rheumatology
Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome in patients with hematological malignancies: characteristics and clinical outcomes
Hong Ki Min, Boin Lee, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Young Min Park, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):521-530. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Allopurinol is a urate-lowering agent that is commonly used to prevent chemotherapy-related hyperuricemia. Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a disorder involving multiple organs, which may be accompanied by cutaneous adverse reactions. We identified the characteristics ..
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Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: an independent predictor of patient survival
Hong Ki Min, Jae Ho Lee, Seung Min Jung, Jennifer Lee, Kwi Young Kang, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Kyung-Su Park, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(2):232-241. Published online February 27, 2015
Background/Aims: We investigated whether transthoracic echocardiography-suspected pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects survival in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and examined factors associated with PH occurrence and survival.
Methods: This retrospective single-center study included 154..
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