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Letter to the editor
A confusing case of multiple sclerosis and central nervous system graft versus host disease
Byung-Nam Yoon, Choong Kun Ha, Kwang-Woo Lee, Sung-Hye Park, Jung-Joon Sung
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):995-998. Published online February 3, 2016
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Clinical manifestations of autoimmune disease-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a Korean single-center, retrospective clinical study
Young-Woo Jeon, Jae-Ho Yoon, Sung-Eun Lee, Ki-Seong Eom, Yoo-Jin Kim, Hee-Je Kim, Seok Lee, Chang-Ki Min, Jong Wook Lee, Woo-Sung Min, Seok-Goo Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;31(5):944-952. Published online July 7, 2016
Background/Aims: Recently, large cohort studies regarding associations between autoimmune disease and lymphomas have been reported in a few Western countries. However, Asian data concerning autoimmune-related lymphomas are limited. Therefore, we evaluated the clinical characteristics and prognostic ..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Duration of anuria predicts recovery of renal function after acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy
Hee-Yeon Jung, Jong-Hak Lee, Young-Jae Park, Sang-Un Kim, Kyung-Hee Lee, Ji-Young Choi, Sun-Hee Park, Chan-Duck Kim, Yong-Lim Kim, Jang-Hee Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):930-937. Published online February 12, 2016
Background/Aims: Little is known regarding the incidence rate of and factors associated with developing chronic kidney disease after continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in acute kidney injury (AKI) patients. We investigated renal outcomes and the factors associated with incomplete renal reco..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Determinants and burden of chronic kidney disease in a high-risk population in Korea: results from a cross-sectional study
Yong Un Kang, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):920-929. Published online January 13, 2016
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated risk factors in a high-risk population in Korea.
Methods: A total of 6,045 participants aged ≥ 65 years (mean age, 73.0 ± 5.5) with diabetes or hypertension were enrolled. Participants w..
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Endocrinology-metabolism / Original Article
Prevalence and risk factors of periodontitis among adults with or without diabetes mellitus
Mihee Hong, Hee Yeon Kim, Hannah Seok, Chang Dong Yeo, Young Soo Kim, Jae Yen Song, Young Bok Lee, Dong-Hee Lee, Jae-Im Lee, Tae-Kyu Lee, Hyo-Suk Ahn, Yoon Ho Ko, Seong Cheol Jeong, Hiun Suk Chae, Tae Seo Sohn
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):910-919. Published online September 1, 2016
Background/Aims: This study examined prevalence and risk factors of periodontitis in representative samples of Korean adults, with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: Data from the 2012 Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey were analyzed. A total of 4,477 adults (≥ 30 y..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Usefulness of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease: a prospective observational study
Seung Jun Lee, Hyang Rae Lee, Tae Won Lee, Sunmi Ju, Sujin Lim, Se-Il Go, Jung-Wan You, Yu Ji Cho, Gyeong-Won Lee, Yi Yeong Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Deog Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):891-898. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood is a useful systemic inflammatory response biomarker. However, NLR has not been studied in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study was aimed to evaluate the usefulness of NLR in patients with COP..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Prognostic value of computed tomographic coronary angiography and exercise electrocardiography for cardiovascular events
Kye-Hwan Kim, Kyung Nyeo Jeon, Min Gyu Kang, Jong Hwa Ahn, Jin-Sin Koh, Yongwhi Park, Seok-Jae Hwang, Young-Hoon Jeong, Choong Hwan Kwak, Jin-Yong Hwang, Jeong Rang Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):880-890. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: This study is a head-to-head comparison of predictive values for long-term cardiovascular outcomes between exercise electrocardiography (ex-ECG) and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in patients with chest pain.
Methods: Four hundred and forty-two patients (mean age, ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Investigation of pulmonary involvement in inflammatory bowel disease in an experimental
model of colitis
Bunyamin Aydin, Yıldıran Songur, Necla Songur, Oğuzhan Aksu, Altug Senol, I. Metin Ciris, Recep Sutcu
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):853-859. Published online August 19, 2016
Background/Aims: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may also involve various extra-intestinal organs. Clinical studies have found asymptomatic/symptomatic pulmonary involvement in 1% to 6% of patients with IBD. The present study histopathologically investigated pulmonary involvement in an experimental..
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Letter to the editor
A rare case of Rosai-Dorfman disease without lymphadenopathy
Hyerim Ha, Ki Hwan Kim, Young Joon Ahn, Ji Hye Kim, Ji Eun Kim, Sung-Soo Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):802-804. Published online February 2, 2016
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Does anti-thymocyte globulin have a place in busulfan/fludarabine conditioning for matched related donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation?
Young Sok Ji, Min Sung Lee, Chang Wook Min, Seong Kyu Park, Se Hyung Kim, Jina Yun, Hyun Jung Kim, Kyoung Ha Kim, Chan Kyu Kim, Kyu-Taek Lee, Jong-Ho Won, Dae Sik Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):750-761. Published online March 28, 2016
Background/Aims: There is controversy about the prophylactic effect of anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) on graft versus host disease (GVHD) in the setting of matched related-donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This study assessed the inf luences of ATG on the incidences of acute and c..
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Letter to the editor
Trastuzumab-associated autoimmune thyroid disease in a patient with metastatic breast cancer
Hong Ki Min, In-Ho Kim, Jae Young Kim, Tae-hyun Ban, Kyung Hoon Kim, Jeonghoon Ha, Jung-Hoon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):608-611. Published online February 18, 2016
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Cardiology / Original Article
Immediate multivessel revascularization may increase cardiac death and myocardial infarction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease: data analysis from real world practice
Woo-Young Chung, Jae-Bin Seo, Dong-Hyun Choi, Young-Seok Cho, Joo Myung Lee, Jung-Won Suh, Tae-Jin Youn, In-Ho Chae, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):488-500. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: The best revascularization strategy for patients with both acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary disease (MVD) is still debatable. We aimed to compare the outcomes of multivessel revascularization (MVR) with those of culprit-only revascularization..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Diagnostic value of alcoholic liver disease (ALD)/nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) index combined with γ-glutamyl transferase in differentiating ALD and NAFLD
Junling Wang, Ping Li, Zhilong Jiang, Qiuhui Yang, Yuqiang Mi, Yonggang Liu, Ruifang Shi, Yonghe Zhou, Jinsheng Wang, Wei Lu, Si Li, Dan Liu
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):479-487. Published online March 30, 2016
Background/Aims: This study aimed to verify the reliability of the alcoholic liver disease (ALD)/nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) index (ANI) for distinguishing ALD in patients with hepatic steatosis from NAFLD, and to investigate whether ANI combined with γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) woul..
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Allergy / Review
What we know about nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitivity
Duy Le Pham, Ji-Hye Kim, Tu Hoang Kim Trinh, Hae-Sim Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):417-432. Published online March 31, 2016
Nonsteroidal anti-inf lammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely prescribed for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, but their use is frequently related to hypersensitivity reactions. This review outlines our current knowledge of NSAID hypersensitivity (NHS) with regard to its pathogenic, molecular, and..
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Letter to the editor
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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Letter to the editor
Painful immunoglobulin G4-related thyroiditis treated by total thyroidectomy
Ihn Suk Lee, Jung Uee Lee, Kwan-Ju Lee, Yi Sun Jang, Jong Min Lee, Hye Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):399-402. Published online February 26, 2016
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Rheumatology / Review
The specialist physician’s approach to rheumatoid arthritis in South Africa
Frederik C. J. Bester, Fredricka J. Bosch, Barend J. Jansen van Rensburg
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):219-236. Published online February 26, 2016
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is expected to increase in Africa and South Africa. Due to the low numbers of rheumatologists in South Africa, specialist physicians also have to care for patients with RA. Furthermore several new developments have taken place in recent years which improved the management a..
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Letter to the editor
Fabry disease previously diagnosed as Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Ji Hyeong Kim, Dong Hoon Han, Moo Yong Park, Soo Jeong Choi, Jin Kuk Kim, Seung Duk Hwang, So Young Jin
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):925-927. Published online October 30, 2015
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Clinical efficacy of erlotinib, a salvage treatment for non-small cell lung cancer patients following gefitinib failure
Kyoung Min Cho, Bhumsuk Keam, Tae Min Kim, Se-Hoon Lee, Dong-Wan Kim, Dae Seog Heo
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):891-898. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: The purpose of this study was to identify predictive factors for erlotinib treatment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients following gefitinib failure.
Methods: Forty-five patients with NSCLC who were treated with erlotinib following gefitinib failure at Seoul National Uni..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Trends in Helicobacter pylori eradication rates by first-line triple therapy and related factors in eradication therapy
Sung Eun Kim, Moo In Park, Seun Ja Park, Won Moon, Youn Jung Choi, Ji Hyun Cheon, Hye Jung Kwon, Ki Hwan Ku, Chang Hun Yoo, Jae Hyun Kim, Gyu Won Lee, Sung Eun Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(6):801-807. Published online October 30, 2015
Background/Aims: Trends in successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori using first-line triple therapy, consisting of a proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin, have been understudied. We evaluated H. pylori eradication rates at a single center over the last 10 years a..
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