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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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Rheumatology / Review
Molecular targeted therapies for microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Masayoshi Harigai, Michi Tsutsumino, Hideto Takada, Kenji Nagasaka
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(3):492-503. Published online January 9, 2019
Clinical trials and observational studies have established cyclophosphamide (CY) or rituximab plus glucocorticoid (GC) as standard remission induction therapies in patients with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). However, because these regimens are associated ..
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Letter to the editor
A case of Wegener’s granulomatosis mimicking recurrent hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Sung Min Jung, Yun Hwa Jung, Hyun Jin Noh, In Sook Woo, Chi Wha Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(3):393-397. Published online April 29, 2014
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Case Report
A Case of Idiopathic Granulomatous Hypophysitis
Chul Ho Chung, Min Soo Song, Hyun Deuk Cho, Du Shin Jeong, Yeo Joo Kim, Hack Gun Bae, Sang Jin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):346-349. Published online September 1, 2012
Granulomatous hypophysitis is a rare pituitary condition that commonly presents with enlargement of the pituitary gland. A 31-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with a severe headache and bitemporal hemianopsia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an 18 × 10-mm sellar mass with sup..
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Case Report
Simultaneous Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis and Gallbladder Cancer in a Patient with a Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Yahya Al-Abed, Mohammed Elsherif, John Firth, Rudi Borgstein, Fiona Myint
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):338-341. Published online September 1, 2012
There have been reports of the coexistence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with intra-abdominal malignancy including gastric, colonic, pancreatic, and renal. We herein report a case of a previously undiagnosed AAA and a presenting complaint consistent with acute cholecystitis. Following cholec..
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Case Report
Topical Steroids to Treat Granulomatous Mastitis: A Case Report
Fatih Altintoprak
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(3):356-359. Published online September 13, 2011
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare and chronic benign disease of the breast. Histologically, the disease presents as an intense inflammatory reaction with non-caseated granulomas that are the characteristic symptom of the disease. No consensus exists on the best treatment modality ..
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Original Article
The Usefulness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in the Differential Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis
Chang-Il Kwon, Pil Won Park, Haeyoun Kang, Gwang Il Kim, Sung Tae Cha, Kyung Soo Kim, Kwang Hyun Ko, Sung Pyo Hong, Seong Gyu Hwang, Kyu Sung Rim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):1-7. Published online March 31, 2007
BackgroundSince the pathologic findings of Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (IT) overlap to a large degree, the development of other biomarkers will be of great help for making the differential diagnosis of these 2 diseases. The aim of the present study is to e..
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Case Report
A Case of Pulmonary Inflammatory Pseudotumor: Recurrence Appearing as Several Consolidative Lesions after Complete Resection
Hong-Lyeol Lee, Lucia Kim, Kyung-Hee Lee, Kwang-Ho Kim, Cheol-Woo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):168-172. Published online June 30, 2005
Inflammatory pseudotumor (plasma cell granuloma) of the lung is an uncommon nonneoplastic tumor of unknown origin. This tumor typically manifests as a solitary, peripheral, and sharply circumscribed mass. Multiple lesions are seen in about 5% of cases. Resection is recommended for both diagnosis ..
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