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Pulmonology / Original Article
Clinical significance of positive Pneumocystis jirovecii polymerase chain reaction in non-human immunodeficiency virus immunocompromised patients in a real practice
Hea Yon Lee, Hye Seon Kang, Hwa Young Lee, Chin Kook Rhee, Sook Young Lee, Seok Chan Kim, Seung Joon Kim, Yeon Joon Park, Young Kyoon Kim, Ji Young Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(3):478-485. Published online December 13, 2016
Background/Aims: Pneumocystis jirovecii polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be helpful in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP); however it has limitations. We evaluated the prevalence of positive P. jirovecii PCR from non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) immunocompromised p..
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Letter to the editor
Subacute progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent patient
Seong Jin Choi, Han-Sol Choi, June Young Chun, Chung-Jong Kim, Myung Jin Lee, Moonsuk Kim, Ghee Young Choe
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):999-1002. Published online February 22, 2016
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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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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Diagnostic yield of computed tomography-guided bone biopsy and clinical outcomes of tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis
Eun-Jeong Joo, Joon-Sup Yeom, Young Eun Ha, So Yeon Park, Chong-Suh Lee, Eun-Sang Kim, Cheol-In Kang, Doo-Ryeon Chung, Jae-Hoon Song, Kyong Ran Peck
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):762-771. Published online April 15, 2016
Background/Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided bone biopsy for the diagnosis of spinal infection and compared the clinical outcomes between tuberculous and pyogenic spinal infections.
Methods: The retrospective cohort study included patients who receiv..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
An analysis of age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and its significance on osteoarthritis in a Korean population
Hun-Tae Kim, Hyun-Je Kim, Hee-Yun Ahn, Young-Hoon Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):585-593. Published online March 15, 2016
Background/Aims: This study was conducted in order to analyze the effects of sarcopenia on age-related osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in a Korean population.
Methods: All the Korean subjects who visited the Yeungnam University Medical Center Health Promotion Center between 2008 and 2012 in order t..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Comparison of enhancement and image quality: different iodine concentrations for liver on 128-slice multidetector computed tomography in the same chronic liver disease patients
Byoung Goo Jo, Yun Gyu Song, Sang Goon Shim, Young Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):461-469. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: The objective of this study was to compare the degree of hepatic enhancement and image quality using contrast media of different iodine concentrations with the same iodine dose.
Methods: From July 2011 to June 2013, 50 patients with chronic liver disease who underwent baseline and ..
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Letter to the editor
A novel PRKAR1A mutation resulting in a splicing variant in a case of Carney complex
Yi Sun Jang, Sung Dae Moon, Ju Hee Kim, Ihn Suk Lee, Jong Min Lee, Hye Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):730-734. Published online August 27, 2015
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Nephrology / Original Article
Immunologic and non-immunologic complications of a third kidney transplantation
Hyun Seon Kim, Jae Young Kim, Eun Jin Kang, Yoon Seok Choi, Ji-Il Kim, In Sung Moon, Bum Soon Choi, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Byung Ha Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):657-664. Published online August 27, 2015
Background/Aims: Patients who undergo repeat kidney transplantations (KTs) are considered at high risk for experiencing immunologic and non-immunologic complications. In this study, we investigated the clinical outcomes, including medical and surgical complications, of patients who underwent a third..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Clinical outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in patients with hematologic malignancies
Hye Seon Kang, Chin Kook Rhee, Hea Yon Lee, Young Kyoon Kim, Soon Seog Kwon, Seok Chan Kim, Jong Wook Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):478-488. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The clinical outcomes of patients with hematologic malignancies who were treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after the failu re of optimal conventional therapy were determined.
Methods: The medical records of all patients administered ECMO during their stay in a..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Use of 18F-FDG PET to predict tumor progression and survival in patients with intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma treated by transarterial chemoembolization
Min Jin Kim, Young Seok Kim, Youn Hee Cho, Hee Yoon Jang, Jeong-Yeop Song, Sae Hwan Lee, Soung Won Jeong, Sang Gyune Kim, Jae Young Jang, Hong Su Kim, Boo Sung Kim, Won Hyung Lee, Jung Mi Park, Jae Myung Lee, Min Hee Lee, Deuk Lin Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):308-315. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) has been used to assess the biological behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we investigated the usefulness of 18F-FDG PET for predicting tumor progression and sur..
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Nephrology / Original Article
The association between an abnormal post-voiding urine volume and a lower estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with type 2 diabetes with no voiding symptoms
A Jin Cho, Sung Tae Cho, Young-Ki Lee, Jieun Oh, Sung Gyun Kim, Jang Won Seo, Jong-Woo Yoon, Ja-Ryong Koo, Hyung Jik Kim, Yong Seong Lee, Young-Goo Lee, Jung Woo Noh
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(1):82-87. Published online December 30, 2014
Background/Aims: Diabetic cystopathy is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus. This study assessed the association between the post-voiding residual (PVR) urine volume and diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetics with no voiding symptoms.
Methods: This study investigated 42 patients with typ..
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Letter to the editor
Parvimonas micra chest wall abscess following transthoracic lung needle biopsy
Luis Gorospe, Isabel Bermudez-Coronel-Prats, Carol F. Gomez-Barbosa, Maria E. Olmedo-Garcia, Angel Ruedas-Lopez, Vicente Gomez del Olmo
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):834-837. Published online October 31, 2014
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Cardiology / Original Article
The diagnostic utility of chest computed tomography scoring for the assessment of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity
In Sook Kang, Kyung Jin Kim, Yookyung Kim, Seong-Hoon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):746-753. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: Amiodarone is one of the most widely used antiarrhythmic agents; however, amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (APT) can be irreversible and sometimes fatal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of chest computed tomography (CT) as a diagnostic tool for APT and to ..
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Case Report
A rare cause of dysphagia: compression of the esophagus by an anterior cervical osteophyte due to ankylosing spondylitis
İlknur Albayrak, Sinan Bağcacı, Ali Sallı, Sami Kucuksen, Hatice Uğurlu
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):614-618. Published online August 14, 2013
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatological disease affecting the axial skeleton with various extra-articular complications. Dysphagia due to a giant anterior osteophyte of the cervical spine in AS is extremely rare. We present a 48-year-old male with AS suffering from p..
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Letter to the editor
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection diagnosed by intravascular ultrasound and followed up by cardiac computed tomography
Sang-Woong Choi, Chang-Wook Nam, Han-Jun Bae, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwon-Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):370-373. Published online May 1, 2013
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Case Report
Mycobacterium avium lung disease combined with a bronchogenic cyst in an immunocompetent young adult
Yong Soo Kwon, Joungho Han, Ki Hwan Jung, Je Hyeong Kim, Won-Jung Koh
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):94-97. Published online December 28, 2012
We report a very rare case of a bronchogenic cyst combined with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in an immunocompetent patient. A 21-year-old male was referred to our institution because of a cough, fever, and worsening of abnormalities on his chest radiograph, despite anti-tubercul..
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Original Article
Clinical Features of Patients on Home Oxygen Therapy Due to Chronic Respiratory Failure at One University Hospital
Kyoung Hee Kim, Tae Yun Park, Eun Sun Kim, Keun Bum Chung, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Seok-Chul Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):311-316. Published online September 1, 2012
Background/AimsHome oxygen therapy (HOT) costs a great deal every year and demand for the service is growing. In Korea, health insurance has covered HOT since November 1, 2006. The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical features of patients who used long-term HOT due..
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Original Article
Plasma N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Predictive of Perioperative Cardiac Events in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery
Ji Hyun Yang, Jin Ho Choi, Young-Wook Ki, Dong Ik Kim, Duk-Kyung Kim, Jeong Rang Park, Jae K. Oh, Seung-Hyuk Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):301-310. Published online September 1, 2012
Background/AimsIdentification of patients at high risk for perioperative cardiac events (POCE) is clinically important. This study aimed to determine whether preoperative measurement of plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) could predict POCE, and compar..
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Original Article
Associations between Hemoglobin Concentrations and the Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Jin Ook Chung, Dong Hyeok Cho, Dong Jin Chung, Min Young Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):285-292. Published online September 1, 2012
Background/AimsMany studies have demonstrated an association between hemoglobin levels and cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is an association between hemoglobin concentrations and various clinical parameters, inc..
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Case Report
An Adult Case of Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection with Interstitial Pneumonitis
Eun-Jeong Joo, Young Eun Ha, Dong Sik Jung, Hae Suk Cheong, Yu Mi Wi, Jae-Hoon Song, Kyong Ran Peck
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(4):466-469. Published online November 28, 2011
Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (CAEBV) infection is characterized by persistent infectious mononucleosis-like symptoms, an unusual pattern of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies, detection of the EBV genome in affected tissues or peripheral blood, and chronic illness that cannot be attributed ..
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