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Rheumatology / Original Article
Clinical impact of proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Sung Soo Ahn, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1241-1249. Published online December 13, 2021
Background/Aims: This study investigated the clinical implication of proteinase 3 (PR3)-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) in Korean patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
Methods: Among the 242 patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis identified from the hospit..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Diagnostic index for acute eosinophilic pneumonia without bronchoscopy in military smokers
Sunmin Park, Deokjae Han, Ji Eun Lee, Duck Hyun Ryu, Hyung-Jun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(2):377-386. Published online December 16, 2021
Background/Aims: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is common among military smokers; however, bronchoscopy is required for the diagnosis. We aimed to derive and validate a scoring system to diagnose AEP without bronchoscopy.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including patients diagnosed ..
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Letter to the editor
Loeffler endocarditis in chronic eosinophilic leukemia with FIP1L1/PDGFRA rearrangement: full recovery with low dose imatinib
Dae Sik Kim, Sunki Lee, Chul Won Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(3):642-644. Published online June 28, 2017
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Evaluation of the prevalence and clinical impact of toxocariasis in patients with eosinophilia of unknown origin
Hong-Beum Kim, Jun-Won Seo, Jun-Hyung Lee, Byung-Seok Choi, Sang-Gon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):523-529. Published online March 30, 2017
Background/Aims: Eosinophilia has numerous diverse causes, and in many patients, it is not possible to establish the cause of eosinophilia. Recently, toxocariasis was introduced as one cause of eosinophilia. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of toxocariasis and the clinical impa..
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Case Report
Successful Treatment of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis with Clarithromycin
Masashi Ohe, Satoshi Hashino
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):451-454. Published online November 27, 2012
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is an uncommon disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract, which is usually associated with abdominal pain, diarrhea, ascites, and peripheral eosinophilia. Steroids remain the mainstay of treatment for EGE, but symptoms ofte..
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Case Report
Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma-Unspecified (PTCL-U) Presenting with Hypereosinophilic Syndrome and Pleural Effusions
Won Choi, Yeon Hee Park, Kwang Hyun Paik, Yoon Hwan Chang, Seung-Sook Lee, Baek-Yeol Ryoo, Sung Hyun Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):57-61. Published online March 30, 2006
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a clinical disorder characterized by persistent eosinophilia and systemic involvement, in which a specific causative factor for the eosinophilia cannot be verified during a certain period of time. There have been only a few reported cases of this syndrome assoc..
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Case Report
Visualization of Jejunal Bleeding by Capsule Endoscopy in a Case of Eosinophilic Enteritis
Nayoung Kim, Jin-Wook Kim, Jin-Hyeok Hwang, Dong Ho Lee, Hye Seung Lee, Kyoung Ho Lee, Sung-Won Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):63-67. Published online March 31, 2005
Eosinophilic enteritis is a rare disease characterized by tissue eosinophilia, which can affect different layers of bowel wall. Normally, the disease presents as colicky abdominal pain, and rarely as an acute intestinal obstruction or perforation. In this paper, we report a case of eosinophilic e..
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