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Allergy / Original Article
Epidemiology of urticaria including physical urticaria and angioedema in Korea
Jeong-Hun Seo, Jae-Woo Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):418-425. Published online May 11, 2018
Background/Aims: Despite the high burden and frequency of urticaria, its epidemiology is not well known. We investigated the epidemiology of various type of urticaria in Korea and changes in its annual prevalence over 5 years.
Methods: We used data from the 2010 to 2014 Health Insurance Review and ..
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Allergy / Original Article
Disease-specific impairment of the quality of life in adult patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria
Won-Sun Choi, Eun-Soo Lim, Ga-Young Ban, Ji-Hye Kim, Yoo-Seob Shin, Hae-Sim Park, Young-Min Ye
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):185-192. Published online June 1, 2016
Background/Aims: Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common skin disorder characterized by wheals and pruritus lasting more than 6 weeks. Due to its long duration and changeable symptoms, the quality of life (QOL) of patients with CU can be impaired substantially. We evaluated the CU-QOL, a previously valid..
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Case Report
A New Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Developed After Bee Venom Therapy
Young Hee Rho, Jin-Hyun Woo, Seong Jae Choi, Young Ho Lee, Jong Dae Ji, Gwan Gyu Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(3):283-285. Published online August 26, 2009
Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease of an unknown origin, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be triggered by numerous stimuli. Bee venom therapy is an alternative therapy that is believed to be effective for various kinds of arthritis. We present here a case of a 49-year-old female who..
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Case Report
A case report of nonepisodic angioedema with eosinophilia in a Korean patient and a review of the Korean literature
Ji Sun Jang, Chang-Hwan Kim, Sang-Seok Kim, Ji Eun Oh, Yong-Bum Park, Jae-Young Lee, Eun-Kyung Mo
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(4):275-278. Published online December 31, 2006
Episodic angioedema with eosinophilia (EAE) is characterized by recurrent angioedema, peripheral eosinophilia, elevated serum IgM, fever, weight gain, and a benign course lacking any internal organ involvement. Dozens of cases of the nonepisodic variant (NEAE), which is limited to a single attack..
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