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Original Article
Free T4 is negatively correlated with body mass index in euthyroid women
Ho Sang Shon, Eui Dal Jung, Sung Hee Kim, Ji Hyun Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(2):53-57. Published online June 20, 2008
Background/AimsOvert thyroid dysfunction is well known to affect weight. However, the influence of normal-range changes in thyroid status on body mass index (BMI) is unclear. We sought to evaluate thyroid function (free T4, TSH) and its possible relationship with BMI and lipid..
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Case Report
Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection Presenting as an Endobronchial Mass in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Ho Cheol Kim, In-Gyu Bae, Jeong Eun Ma, Jong Shil Lee, Kyoung-Nyeo Jeon, Jong Deok Lee, Young Sil Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):215-219. Published online September 30, 2007
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Pulmonary involvement of MAC may range from asymptomatic colonization of the respiratory tract to invasive parenchymal or cavitary disease. However, endobro..
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Case Report
A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis by Capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans
Won Seok Cheon, Kwang-Seok Eom, Byoung Kwan Yoo, Seung Hun Jang, Joon-Woo Bahn, Dong-Gyu Kim, Ki-Suck Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):83-87. Published online March 30, 2006
Pulmonary infection by capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans (CDCN) is a very rare form of pneumonia and it is seldom seen in the immunocompetent host. The authors experienced a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis by CDCN in 25-year-old woman who was without any significant unde..
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Case Report
A Case of Gastric Tuberculosis Mimicking Advanced Gastric Cancer
Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Su Jin Yoon, Sung-Ae Jung, Tae Hun Kim, Kwon Yoo, Il Hwan Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):62-67. Published online March 30, 2006
Tuberculosis of the stomach is quite rare, both as a primary or secondary infection. It can present as a facet of a multiorgan disease process or may result from immunodeficiency. Here, we report a rare, interesting case of gastric tuberculosis which morphologically mimicked advanced gastric canc..
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Original Article
Severe Airway Hyperresponsiveness in School-aged Boys with a High Body Mass Index
An-Soo Jang, June Huk Lee, Sung Woo Park, Mee Yong Shin, Do Jin Kim, Choon-Sik Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):10-14. Published online March 30, 2006
BackgroundAn association between obesity and asthma has been reported. The prevalence of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), results of skin prick tests, body mass index (BMI), and asthma symptoms were examined in schoolchildren. MethodsThe result..
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