Original Article
The Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index in Predicting the Prognosis of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism
Won-Ho Choi, Sung Uk Kwon, Yoon Jung Jwa, Jung A Kim, Yun-Ho Choi, Je Ho Chang, Hoon Jung, Joon Hyung Doh, June Namgung, Sung Yun Lee, Won Ro Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):123-127. Published online June 8, 2009
Background/AimsMany prognostic models have been developed to help physicians make medical decisions on treating patients with pulmonary embolism. Among these models, the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) has been shown to be a successful risk stratification tool for pat..
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Case Report
Multiple cardiovascular complications in a patient with Behcet's disease
Ji-Eun Chang, You-Hyun Lee, Jisoo Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(2):100-102. Published online June 20, 2008
Arterial and cardiac involvement of Behcet's disease is a rare but life threatening complication. The rupture of an arterial aneurysm might result in sudden death. We report a 54-year-old man with an established diagnosis of Behcet's disease who presented with multiple cardiovascular complication..
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Original Article
Clinical findings of the patients with legal pulmonary disability - Short-term follow-up at a tertiary university hospital in Korea
Sun Young Kyung, Yu Jin Kim, Chang Hyeok An, Sang Pyo Lee, Jeong Woong Park, Sung Hwan Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(2):72-77. Published online June 20, 2008
Background/AimsLegal pulmonary disability in Korea is decided for chronic respiratory patients who have been diagnosed for a year or more, and the patients haven't gotten better after more than 2 months of sufficient treatment and they have shown no change in their pulmonary f..
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Case Report
Pulmonary Nodular Lymphoid Hyperplasia Associated with Sjögren's Syndrome
Moo-Kon Song, Young-Mi Seol, Young-Eun Park, Yun-Seong Kim, Min-Ki Lee, Chang-Hun Lee, Yeon-Ju Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):192-196. Published online September 30, 2007
Pulmonary nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (NLH) is a term first suggested by Kradin and Mark to describe one or more pulmonary nodules or localized lung infiltrates consisting of reactive lymphoid proliferation. To date, there have been only a few cases of pulmonary NLH reported associated with aut..
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Case Report
Pulmonary Pleomorphic Adenoma : Report of a Rare Case
Heung-Yong Jin, Tae-Sun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):122-124. Published online June 30, 2007
Primary pleomorphic adenoma of the lung is a type of pulmonary adenoma that is extremely rare, and it predominantly occurs in the proximal airway. We recently experienced a case of a peripheral solitary pulmonary nodule that was discovered on the CT scans. We performed wedge resection with video-..
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Case Report
Use of Tadalafil for Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Hyun-Sook Kim, Jae-Hyeong Park, Seoung Ju Park, Jong Kwan Park, Heung-Bum Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):37-39. Published online March 31, 2007
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is incurable and it has an unpredictable survival rate. Two men who suffered from COPD presented with progressive dyspnea and edema, respectively. PAH, as estimated by the peak velocity of tricuspidal ..
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Case Report
A Case of Pulmonary Vein Tumor Presenting as a Left Atrial Mass
Hyo Keun Jeon, Jung Ho Kim, Gwon Hyun Cho, Sun Young Kyung, Sung Hwan Jeong, Wook Jin Chung, Na Rae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):32-36. Published online March 31, 2007
Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare and can originate within the heart or be the result of tumor spread from other sites. We report a female patient with a pulmonary vein tumor extending into the left atrium that had a suspicious primary malignant origin with a sacral metastatic carcinoma. ..
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Original Article
Clinical Investigation of Cavitary Tuberculosis and Tuberculous Pneumonia
Ki Man Lee, Kang Hyeon Choe, Sung Jin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(4):230-235. Published online December 31, 2006
BackgroundThe radiographic characteristics of tuberculous pneumonia in adults are similar to primary tuberculosis that occurs in childhood, and upper lobe cavitary tuberculosis is the hallmark of postprimary tuberculosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor..
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Original Article
Clinical and Bronchoscopic Findings in Ugandans with Pulmonary Kaposi's Sarcoma
Deok Jong Yoo, Kwan Ho Lee, Paula Munderi, Kyeong Cheol Shin, Jae Kyo Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):290-294. Published online December 31, 2005
BackgroundPulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (PKS) directly affects the life expectancy of those infected and yet the
clinical and radiographic features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) with pulmonary involvement are nonspecific, which makes diagnosis difficult. In Uganda, pulmonary tuberculo..
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