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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Identification of distinctive clinical significance in hospitalized patients with endoscopic duodenal mucosal lesions
Yeji Han, Hye-Kyung Jung, Ji Young Chang, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Joo-Young Kim, Ji-Yun Bae, Sae-In Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Sanghui Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):827-835. Published online August 21, 2017
Background/Aims: Duodenitis is not infrequent finding in patient undergoing endoscopy. However, hospitalized patients have a higher incidence of secondary duodenal mucosal lesions that might be related with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, tuberculosis, immunologic ..
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Gastroenterology / Review
Approach to cytomegalovirus infections in patients with ulcerative colitis
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Sung Chul Park, Yoon Mi Jeen, Yoon Tae Jeen
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):383-392. Published online April 20, 2017
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation is common in patients with severe ulcerative colitis (UC), and may ref lect exacerbation of mucosal inf lammation and/or administration of immunosuppressants. The question of whether CMV is an active pathogen or ‘an innocent bystander’ in the exacerbation of UC ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Comparing the clinical outcomes of young-onset and adult-onset ulcerative colitis: a multi-center Korean Association for the Study for Intestinal Diseases study
Ji Yeon Kim, Dong Il Park, Dong Soo Han, Kyu-Chan Huh, Chang Kyun Lee, Jeong Eun Shin, Jae Hak Kim, You Sun Kim, Yunho Jung, Sung-Ae Jung, Hyun Joo Song, Hyun Joo Jang, Young-Ho Kim, Sung No Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(1):69-78. Published online June 25, 2016
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical features and outcomes of ulcerative colitis (UC) according to the age of onset in Korea. Methods: A total of 1,141 patients who were diagnosed with UC between July 1987 and November 2013 at 11 tertiary hospitals were enrolled. The ba..
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Gastroenterology / Review
A systematic approach for the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic peptic ulcers
Chen-Shuan Chung, Tsung-Hsien Chiang, Yi-Chia Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):559-570. Published online August 27, 2015
An idiopathic peptic ulcer is defined as an ulcer with unknown cause or an ulcer that appears to arise spontaneously. The first step in treatment is to exclude common possible causes, including Helicobacter pylori infection, infection with other pathogens, ulcerogenic drugs, and uncommon dise..
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Gastroenterology / Review
Recent trends in diagnostic techniques for inflammatory bowel disease
Makoto Naganuma, Naoki Hosoe, Takanori Kanai, Haruhiko Ogata
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):271-278. Published online April 29, 2015
Although ileocolonoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease and is useful for assessing the disease severity in the colon and terminal ileum, several alternative diagnostic techniques have been developed recently. For ulcerative colitis (UC), magnification colonoscopy, ..
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Case Report
Takayasu arteritis associated with ulcerative colitis and optic neuritis: first case in Korea
Jung Yoon Pyo, Jin Su Park, Chang Ho Song, Sang Won Lee, Yong Beom Park, Soo Kon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(4):491-496. Published online July 1, 2013
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis that affects the aortic arch and its primary branches. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. Patients diagnosed with both TA and UC have rarely been reported. The pathogenesis of TA and UC is uncertain, but ce..
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Case Report
A case of hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient with fulminant ulcerative colitis superinfected by cytomegalovirus
Jun Il Mun, Sung Jae Shin, Byung Hyun Yu, Jee Hoon Koo, Dong Hoon Kim, Ki Myoung Lee, Kwang Jae Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):352-355. Published online May 1, 2013
Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is an uncommon hematological disorder that manifests as fever, splenomegaly, and jaundice, with hemophagocytosis in the bone marrow and other tissues pathologically. Secondary HPS is associated with malignancy and infection, especially viral infection. The prevalence..
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Original Article
Helicobacter pylori Infection and Peptic Ulcer Disease in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Dong Joon Kim, Hak Yang Kim, Sung Jung Kim, Tae Ho Hahn, Myoung Kuk Jang, Gwang Ho Baik, Jin Bong Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Myung-Seok Lee, Choong Kee Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):16-21. Published online March 20, 2008
Background/AimsWe investigated the prevalence and relationship of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori infection to liver cirrhosis. MethodsWe examined 288 patients with liver cirrhosis, 322 patients w..
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