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Hemato-oncology
Clinical characteristics and outcomes in diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients aged 70 years and older: a single-center experience with a literature review
Yun Hwa Jung, In Sook Woo, Chi Wha Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):684-693. Published online August 27, 2015
Background/Aims: Among diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients, determining the appropriate dose and chemotherapy schedule to balance toxicity and efficacy is harder in elderly than in younger patients. Moreover, there are no currently available clinical factors that consistently identify pat..
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Infectious diseases
A comparison of the clinical characteristics of elderly and non-elderly women with community-onset, non-obstructive acute pyelonephritis
U-Im Chang, Hyung Wook Kim, Yong-sun Noh, Seong-Heon Wie
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):372-383. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Acute pyelonephritis (APN) is the most common cause of community-onset bacteremia in hospitalized elderly patients. The objectives of this study were to investigate the differences in the clinical and microbiological data of hospitalized elderly and non-elderly women with community-..
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Allergy
Clinical features of elderly chronic urticaria
Ga-Young Ban, Mi-Yea Kim, Hye-Soo Yoo, Dong-Ho Nahm, Young-Min Ye, Yoo-Seob Shin, Hae-Sim Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):800-806. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: Chronic urticaria (CU) is defined as itchy wheals lasting 6 weeks or more. As the aged population increases worldwide, it is essential to identify the specific features of this disease in the elderly population.
Methods: We investigated the prevalence and clinical features of CU in..
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Elderly Patients: A Single Institution's Experience
Dong-Yeop Shin, Inho Kim, Ki-Hwan Kim, Younak Choi, Seung Hoon Beom, Yaewon Yang, Yoojoo Lim, Eunyoung Lee, June Koo Lee, Ji Yeon Kim, Hyun Kyung Kim, Sung-Soo Yoon, Dong Soon Lee, Seonyang Park, Byoung-Kook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(3):328-339. Published online September 13, 2011
Background/AimsWe investigated the clinical characteristics and prognosis of elderly patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). MethodsWe reviewed the clinical data, laboratory findings, bone marrow findings, and cytogenetic analysis of el..
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