Rheumatology
Reclassification of Korean patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis based on the Bohan and Peter criteria by the 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Juyoung Yoo, Sung Soo Ahn, Seung Min Jung, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):441-446. Published online December 30, 2019
Background/Aims: We investigated the concordance rate of the classification of polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) between the Bohan and Peter criteria and the 2017 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for idiopathic inflamm..
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Rheumatic complications in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Kyung-Ann Lee, Hae-Rim Kim, So Young Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1197-1209. Published online April 25, 2019
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized anticancer therapy due to their long-term clinical benefits and immune boosting mechanisms. However, despite their consistent therapeutic effects, the use of ICIs is associated with a spectrum of adverse events due to their autoimmune and auto-..
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Primary pyomyositis in North India: a clinical, microbiological, and outcome study
Susheel Kumar, Ashish Bhalla, Rajveer Singh, Navneet Sharma, Aman Sharma, Vikas Gautam, Surjit Singh, Subhash Varma
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(2):417-431. Published online January 18, 2018
Background/Aims: Pyomyositis is an infective condition with primary involvement of the skeletal muscles. There is sparse recent literature on patients with pyomyositis.
Methods: This study was carried out at emergency services of a tertiary care center located in subtropical area of Indian subcont..
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Gemcitabine-induced myositis in a diabetes mellitus patient on hemodialysis
June Young Chun, Jae Myung Lee, Dong Won Ahn, Jee Won Chai, Young A Kim, Kichul Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):930-932. Published online February 26, 2016
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Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis presenting myopathy combined with synchronous cervical and sigmoid colon cancer
Jae Heun Chung, Min Wook So, Seong-Geun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):413-416. Published online January 29, 2016
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Rheumatology
Complex repetitive discharge on electromyography as a risk factor for malignancy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
Na Ri Kim, Eon Jeong Nam, Jong Wan Kang, Hyun Seok Song, Churl Hyun Im, Young Mo Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):814-821. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: We investigated the electromyography (EMG) findings and demographic, clinical, and laboratory features that may predict the development of malignancy in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM).
Methods: In total, 61 patients, 36 with dermatomyositis and 25 with polymyo..
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Dermatomyositis associated with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Suh Yoon Yang, Bong Ki Cha, Gihyeon Kim, Hyun Woong Lee, Jae Gyu Kim, Sae Kyung Chang, Hyung Joon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(2):231-235. Published online February 27, 2014
Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with typical cutaneous manifestations. It has been proposed that dermatomyositis may be caused by autoimmune responses to viral infections. Previous studies have shown an association between dermatomyositis and malignant tumors such as ovarian c..
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A case of polymyositis associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Shi Jung Sung, Se Jin Hwang, Jong Min Kim, Young Am Lee, Ji Seon Oh, Jae Hee Suh, Seung Won Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):380-382. Published online May 1, 2013
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Neutrophilic Myositis without Cutaneous Involvement as the First Manifestation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Mi-Kyeong Kim, Jeong Woo Park, Se Hoon Park, Soo Mee Bang, Jae Gul Chung, Jeong Yeal Ahn, Han Joo Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):346-348. Published online December 31, 2005
Muscle involvement in acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is uncommon. Herein, we report a case of acute febrile neutrophilic myositis, without cutaneous involvement, as the first manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia. The patient was a 35-year-old male, referred due to painful swelling of th..
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