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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Decreased S100B expression in chronic liver diseases
Su Jung Baik, Tae Hun Kim, Kwon Yoo, Il Hwan Moon, Ju Young Choi, Kyu Won Chung, Dong Eun Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(2):269-276. Published online June 3, 2016
Background/Aims: Hepatic innervation in liver diseases is not fully understood. We here evaluated S100B expression as a marker of hepatic nerves in patients with various chronic liver diseases, topographically and semi-quantitatively.
Methods: Liver specimens were obtained from 70 subjects (three c..
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Case Report
Primary Adenosquamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas: A Case Report with a Review of the Korean Literature
Youn Ju Na, Ki-Nam Shim, Min Sun Cho, Sun Hee Sung, Sung-Ae Jung, Kwon Yoo, Kyu Won Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(3):348-351. Published online September 13, 2011
The most common pancreatic cancer is adenocarcinoma. Primary adenosquamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas is very rare and aggressive. A 46-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of dyspepsia and a 7-kg weight loss. The physical examination showed tenderness of the right upper quadrant of..
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Case Report
Infectious Mononucleosis Hepatitis in Young Adults: Two Case Reports
Min-Jung Kang, Tae-Hun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Min-Sun Cho, Kwon Yoo, Kyu Won Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):381-387. Published online November 27, 2009
Infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection sometimes causes acute hepatitis, which is usually self-limiting with mildly elevated transaminases, but rarely with jaundice. Primary EBV infection in children is usually asymptomatic, but in a small number of healthy individuals..
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Original Article
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: Candidate Organisms other than Clostridium Difficile
Hyun Joo Song, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Hee Jung Choi, Mi Ae Lee, Kum Hei Ryu, Seong-Eun Kim, Kwon Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):9-15. Published online March 20, 2008
Backgraound/AimsThe direct toxic effects of antibiotics on the intestine can alter digestive functions and cause pathogenic bacterial overgrowth leading to antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). Clostridium Difficile (C. Difficile) is widely kn..
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Case Report
A Case of Gastric Tuberculosis Mimicking Advanced Gastric Cancer
Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Su Jin Yoon, Sung-Ae Jung, Tae Hun Kim, Kwon Yoo, Il Hwan Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):62-67. Published online March 30, 2006
Tuberculosis of the stomach is quite rare, both as a primary or secondary infection. It can present as a facet of a multiorgan disease process or may result from immunodeficiency. Here, we report a rare, interesting case of gastric tuberculosis which morphologically mimicked advanced gastric canc..
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