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Rheumatology
Drug retention of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis
Bong-Woo Lee, Jennifer Jooha Lee, Wan-Uk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(5):833-844. Published online May 27, 2024
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the short- and long-term retention rates of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: This study was conducted with 1,538 treatment cou..
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Predictors of renal relapse in Koreans with lupus nephritis after achieving complete response: a 35-years of experience at a single center
Howook Jeon, Jennifer Lee, Su-Jin Moon, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):347-359. Published online January 22, 2024
Background/Aims: Renal relapse has known to be a poor prognostic factor in patients with lupus nephritis (LN), but there were few studies that identified the risk factors of renal relapse in real world. We conducted this study based on 35-years of experience at a single center to find out predictors..
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Characteristics of patients with psoriatic arthritis in Korea: focusing on axial involvement
Hanna Park, Ji Hyun Lee, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park, Jennifer Jooha Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):184-193. Published online December 8, 2023
Background/Aims: We aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Korean patients focusing on PsA with axial involvement.
Methods: A retrospective medical chart review was performed to identify PsA patients at a single tertiary center. Cases of AS patients with psori..
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Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with early tooth loss: results from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V to VI
Ji-Won Kim, Jun-Beom Park, Hyeon Woo Yim, Jennifer Lee, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1381-1391. Published online September 1, 2018
Background/aims: To examine the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis or tooth loss.
Methods: The study used data from the fifth and sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted from 2010 to 2015. RA was defined as participant-reported physician-..
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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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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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Applications of systems approaches in the study of rheumatic diseases
Ki-Jo Kim, Saseong Lee, Wan-Uk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(2):148-160. Published online February 27, 2015
The complex interaction of molecules within a biological system constitutes a functional module. These modules are then acted upon by both internal and external factors, such as genetic and environmental stresses, which under certain conditions can manifest as complex disease phenotypes. Recent adva..
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Comparison of the Clinical Manifestations, Brain MRI and Prognosis between NeuroBehçet's Disease and Neuropsychiatric Lupus
Byung-Sik Cho, Hyun-Sook Kim, Su-Jin Oh, Hyeok-Jae Ko, Chong-Hyun Yoon, So-Lyung Jung, Do-June Min, Wan-Uk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):77-86. Published online June 30, 2007
BackgroundNeuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) shows some similarities to neuroBehçet's disease (NBD) in that both conditions have some analogous clinical features and they are both pathologically associated cerebral vasculopathy. This study compared the cli..
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