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Korean guidelines for the management of gout
Jennifer Jooha Lee, Ji Soo Lee, Min Kyung Chung, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyo-Jin Choi, Seung-Jae Hong, Chong-Hyeon Yoon, Su-Hyun Kim, Kyung-Hwan Jeong, Jong-Woo Kim, Bo-Yeon Kim, Jin-Ho Shin, Woo Gyu Kim, Soo-Young Kim, Hyun-Jung Kim, Jeong-Soo Song, Jae-Bum Jun, Hyun-Ah Park, Shung Chull Chae, Bum Soon Choi, Tae Nyun Kim, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):641-650. Published online August 28, 2023
Gout is the most common form of arthritis, with the prevalence increasing worldwide. The present treatment guidelines provide recommendations for the appropriate treatment of acute gout, management during the inter-critical period, and prevention of chronic complications. The guidelines were develop..
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Infectious diseases
A study on changes in lung function, neutralizing antibodies, and symptoms of adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Moon Seong Baek, Seong-Ho Choi, Won-Young Kim, Min-Chul Kim, Eun-Jeong Joo, Mi Suk Lee, Hyun Ah Kim, Sook In Jung, Yu Shi Nae, Bongyoung Kim, Yaeji Lim, Jin-Won Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):101-112. Published online October 25, 2022
Background/Aims: To identify changes in symptoms and pulmonary sequelae in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: Patients with COVID-19 hospitalized at seven university hospitals in Korea between February 2020 and February 2021 were enrolled, provided they had ≥ 1 outpatient..
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Rheumatology
Two-year clinical outcomes after discontinuation of long-term golimumab therapy in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Kichul Shin, Hyun Mi Kwon, Min Jung Kim, Myung Jae Yoon, Hyun Gyung Chai, Seong-Wook Kang, Won Park, Sung-Hwan Park, Chang Hee Suh, Hyun Ah Kim, Seung-Geun Lee, Choong Ki Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae, Yong-Beom Park, Yeong Wook Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1061-1069. Published online December 13, 2021
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate long-term post-discontinuation outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had been treated with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNF-αi) which was then discontinued.
Methods: Sixty Korean patients with RA who participated i..
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Pulmonology
Clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 vaccine-related pneumonitis: a case series and literature review
Ji Young Park, Joo-Hee Kim, Sunghoon Park, Yong Il Hwang, Hwan Il Kim, Seung Hun Jang, Ki-Suck Jung, Yong Kyun Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, In Jae Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):989-1001. Published online August 22, 2022
Background/Aims: Pulmonary toxicities of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination are exceedingly rare. However, there are a few reported cases after mRNA vaccination, especially from Asian countries. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-..
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Rheumatology
Trends in hospital visits and healthcare costs of gout and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in Korea from 2010 to 2017 using National Healthcare Claims
Kyeong Min Son, Ju-Ryoung Kim, Hang A Park, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):681-690. Published online October 26, 2021
Background/Aims: We examined temporal trends in the rate of gout and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) hospital visits and healthcare costs in Korea.
Methods: We conducted a serial cross-sectional analysis of Korean national healthcare claims. We calculated the annual increase in hospital visi..
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Association of body composition with disease activity and disability in rheumatoid arthritis
Kyeong Min Son, Seong Hun Kang, Young Il Seo, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):214-222. Published online May 15, 2020
Background/Aims: To explore the associations between body composition and pain, disease activity, and disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: The study enrolled 335 patients with RA and underwent body composition measurement with an InBody analyzer. The associations of body mass index (BM..
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Hourly wages of physicians within medical fees based on the Korean relative value unit system
Hyun Ah Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, In Young Park, Seong Hun Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1238-1244. Published online December 26, 2019
Background/Aims: It is difficult to reach a social agreement on the appropriate level of compensation for professionals. This study was performed to examine the physician fee embedded in the relative value unit (RVU) system in comparison with the Korean hourly minimum wage.
Methods: The Health Insu..
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Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in Korean patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
Han Joo Baek, Mie Jin Lim, Won Park, Sung Hwan Park, Seung-Cheol Shim, Dae-Hyun Yoo, Hyun Ah Kim, Soo Kon Lee, Yun Jong Lee, Young Eun Park, Hoon-Suk Cha, Yeong-Wook Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):917-931. Published online January 17, 2018
Background/Aims: To investigate the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab (TCZ) humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody, in Korean patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) refractory to conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) including methotrexate (MTX)
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Infectious diseases
Changing trends in clinical characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia
Miri Hyun, Chang In Noh, Seong Yeol Ryu, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(3):595-603. Published online November 10, 2017
Background/Aims: Klebsiella pneumoniae is second most common organism of gram-negative bacteremia in Korea and one of the most common cause of urinary tract infection, and intra-abdominal infection.
Methods: We compared clinical and microbiological characteristics about K. pneumoniae ..
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Rheumatology
Comparative efficacy of biological agents in methotrexate-refractory rheumatoid arthritis patients: a Bayesian mixed treatment comparison
Miyoung Choi, Min Kyung Hyun, Seongmi Choi, Ha Jin Tchoe, Sung Yeon Lee, Kyeong Min Son, Min-Jeong Kim, Young Ok Jung, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):536-547. Published online June 2, 2016
Background/Aims: Biological agents (biologics) targeting proinflammatory signaling have emerged as an important treatment option in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite the clinical effectiveness of biologics for patients with RA who do not respond to ‘traditional’ disease-modifying anti-rheumatic ..
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Infectious diseases
Association of biofilm production with colonization among clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii
Seong Yeol Ryu, Won-Ki Baek, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(2):345-351. Published online September 22, 2016
Background/Aims: The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly causing healthcare-associated infections worldwide, particularly in intensive care units. Biofilm formation, a factor contributing to the virulence of A. baumannii, is associated with long-term persistence in hospita..
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Acute pyelonephritis in a horseshoe kidney
Hyun Ah Kim, Doo Ryeon Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(2):262-262. Published online February 27, 2013
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Recent Paradigm Shifts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Young Ok Jung, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):378-387. Published online November 27, 2012
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive inflammatory disease with severe symptoms of pain and stiffness. Chronic persistent inflammation of RA often leads to joint destruction, deformity and limitation of function, which ultimately results in significant deterioration of quality of life (QoL)...
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