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Gastroenterology / Review
Herpes zoster infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Dong Hyun Kim, Sang-Bum Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2025;40(3):347-356. Published online April 30, 2025
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ), particularly those receiving immunosuppressive treatments such as corticosteroids, thiopurines, and biologics, which elevate the likelihood of varicella-zoster virus reactivation. Despite this, vaccination ra..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Perception of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with ulcerative colitis in Korea: a KASID multicenter study
Jebyung Park, Sung Noh Hong, Hong Sub Lee, Jongbeom Shin, Eun Hye Oh, Kwangwoo Nam, Gyeol Seong, Hyun Gun Kim, Jin-Oh Kim, Seong Ran Jeon; The Small Intestine Research Group and the Microbiome Research Group of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID)
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(5):783-792. Published online August 30, 2024
Background/Aims: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a promising therapy for inducing and maintaining remission in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). However, FMT has not been approved for UC treatment in Korea. Our study aimed to investigate patient perceptions of FMT under the national m..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Histologic features and predicting prognosis in ulcerative colitis patients with mild endoscopic activity
Seung Yong Shin, Hee Sung Kim, Kisung Kim, Chang Won Choi, Jung Min Moon, Jeong Wook Kim, Hyun Jin Joo, Jeongkuk Seo, Muhyeon Sung, Chang Hwan Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):68-76. Published online December 13, 2023
Background/Aims: We aimed to evaluate the histologic features predictive of prognosis and correlate them with endoscopic findings in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) having complete or partial mucosal healing (MH).
Methods: We prospectively collected and reviewed data from patients with UC who..
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Original Article
Predicted pro-inflammatory high-sensitivity C-reactive protein score and inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional study
Dong Hyun Kim, Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Jioh Kang, Hyun-Soo Kim, Sang Hoon Kim, Min Kyu Jung, Jae Ho Park, Soo Young Na, Hoonjai Chun, Jung Eun Lee, Yun Jeong Lim
Received February 4, 2025 Accepted April 30, 2025 Published online July 17, 2025
Background/Aims: The role of pro-inflammatory factors in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), is not well understood. This study investigated the association between the predicted pro-inflammatory high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) score and IBD.
Methods: This study invo..
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