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Infectious diseases / Review
Middle East respiratory syndrome: what we learned from the 2015 outbreak in the Republic of Korea
Myoung-don Oh, Wan Beom Park, Sang-Won Park, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Ji Hwan Bang, Kyoung-Ho Song, Eu Suk Kim, Hong Bin Kim, Nam Joong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(2):233-246. Published online February 27, 2018
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first isolated from a patient with severe pneumonia in 2012. The 2015 Korea outbreak of MERSCoV involved 186 cases, including 38 fatalities. A total of 83% of transmission events were due to five superspreaders, and 44% of the 186 MERS case..
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Image of interest
Unexpected amyloidosis, mimicking a splenic cyst
Chao-Feng Chang, Yi-Shu Liao, Yu-Guang Chen, Ren-Hua Ye
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):231-232. Published online December 7, 2017
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Image of interest
Pectus excavatum: a rare cause of gastric subepithelial lesion
Sung Yong Han, Gwang Ha Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):230-230. Published online October 19, 2017
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Correspondence
Prescription pattern of urate-lowering therapy in Korean gout patients: data from the national health claims database
Ji-Won Kim, Sang Gyu Kwak, Sung-Hoon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):228-229. Published online August 21, 2017
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Letter to the editor
Intracranial relapse as a solitary mass of ocular adnexal lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type
Jung-Ho Kim, Young-Woo Jeon, Byung-Ock Choi, Gyeongsin Park, Yong-Kil Hong, Suk-Woo Yang, Seok-Goo Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):224-227. Published online September 7, 2016
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Letter to the editor
Word-of-mouth in medical tourism: the major determinant for Emirati patients to visit Korea
Won Ah Choi, Hyungjin Kim, Sang-Chol Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):221-223. Published online May 4, 2016
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Letter to the editor
A novel neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) mutation in a patient with NF1 and pheochromocytoma
Yoorim Seo, Yeonjeong Jeong, Dong Yoon Kim, Kyueun Choi, Eun Sook Kim, Sung Dae Moon, Je Ho Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):214-217. Published online November 29, 2017
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Letter to the editor
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after
treatment with gefitinib
Sejeong Park, Soyoung Park, Hana Choi, Ji Young Park, Hyo Seok Lim, Myung Jae Park, Si-Young Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):211-213. Published online November 25, 2016
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Medication nonadherence in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the importance of belief
about medication and illness perception
Young Sun Suh, Yun-Hong Cheon, Hyun-Ok Kim, Rock-Bum Kim, Ki Soo Park, Sang-Hyon Kim, Seung-Geun Lee, Eun-Kyoung Park, Jian Hur, Sang-Il Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):203-210. Published online April 20, 2017
Background/Aims: To investigate medication nonadherence in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and analyze related factors.
Methods: A total of 292 patients with RA participated in this study. Medication nonadherence, intentional or unintentional, was gauged via self-reported questionnai..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Drug survival and the associated predictors in South Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis
receiving tacrolimus
Eun-Young Park, Seung-Geun Lee, Eun-Kyoung Park, Dong-Wan Koo, Ji-Heh Park, Geun-Tae Kim, Hee-Sang Tag, Hyun-Ok Kim, Young-Sun Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):193-202. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: To investigate the drug survival rate of tacrolimus (TAC) and analyze the potential predictors of this rate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in routine care.
Methods: In this retrospective longitudinal study, we enrolled 102 RA patients treated with TAC from April 2009 to..
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Allergy / Original Article
Disease-specific impairment of the quality of life in adult patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria
Won-Sun Choi, Eun-Soo Lim, Ga-Young Ban, Ji-Hye Kim, Yoo-Seob Shin, Hae-Sim Park, Young-Min Ye
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):185-192. Published online June 1, 2016
Background/Aims: Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common skin disorder characterized by wheals and pruritus lasting more than 6 weeks. Due to its long duration and changeable symptoms, the quality of life (QOL) of patients with CU can be impaired substantially. We evaluated the CU-QOL, a previously valid..
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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Clinical value of procalcitonin for suspected nosocomial bloodstream infection
Joo Kyoung Cha, Ki Hwan Kwon, Seung Joo Byun, Soo Ryeong Ryoo, Jeong Hyeon Lee, Jae-Woo Chung, Hee Jin Huh, Seok Lae Chae, Seong Yeon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):176-184. Published online November 8, 2017
Background/Aims: Procalcitonin (PCT) may prove to be a useful marker to exclude or predict bloodstream infection (BSI). However, the ability of PCT levels to differentiate BSI from non-BSI episodes has not been evaluated in nosocomial BSI.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of..
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation and pattern of brain metastasis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Min Young Baek, Hee Kyung Ahn, Kyu Ree Park, Hwa-Sun Park, Shin Myung Kang, Inkeun Park, Young Saing Kim, Junshik Hong, Sun Jin Sym, Jinny Park, Jae Hoon Lee, Dong Bok Shin, Eun Kyung Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):168-175. Published online April 20, 2016
Background/Aims: We investigated the time taken for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to develop brain metastases (BM), as well as their subsequent overall median survival following diagnosis, considering the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutational status...
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Nephrology / Original Article
Clinical significance of the presence of anti-human leukocyte antigen-donor specific antibody
in kidney transplant recipients with allograft dysfunction
Byung Ha Chung, Jeong Ho Kim, Bum Soon Choi, Cheol Whee Park, Ji-Il Kim, In Sung Moon, Yong-Soo Kim, Yeong Jin Choi, Eun-Jee Oh, Chul Woo Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):157-167. Published online October 20, 2016
Background/Aims: This study investigated the clinical significance of detecting anti-human leukocyte antigen-donor specific antibody (HLA-DSA) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) requiring indication biopsy owing to allograft dysfunction.
Methods: We analyzed the presence of HLA-DSA in 210 KTRs ..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Long-term prognosis of end-stage renal disease patients with normal myocardial perfusion as determined by single photon emission computed tomography
Gun Ha Park, Jae Won Song, Chang Min Lee, Young Rim Song, Sung Gyun Kim, Hyung Jik Kim, Jwa Kyung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):148-156. Published online November 22, 2016
Background/Aims: Normal myocardial perfusion is closely associated with very low rates of cardiac events and better long-term outcomes; however, little is known about its prognostic value in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Methods: A total of 286 incident patients underwent baseline c..
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Endocrinology-metabolism / Original Article
ApoB/ApoA-I ratio is independently associated with carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus with well-controlled LDL cholesterol levels
Ji Eun Jun, Young Ju Choi, Yong-Ho Lee, Dae Jung Kim, Seok Won Park, Byung Wook Huh, Eun Jig Lee, Sun-Ha Jee, Kyu Yeon Hur, Sung Hee Choi, Kap Bum Huh
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):138-147. Published online December 28, 2017
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate whether the apolipoprotein (Apo) B/ApoA-I ratio is associated with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects with low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels less than 100 mg/dL. Methods: This cross-secti..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Factors associated with low-level physical activity in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sang Hee Lee, Ki Uk Kim, Haejung Lee, Yun Seong Kim, Min Ki Lee, Hye-Kyung Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):130-137. Published online June 7, 2017
Background/Aims: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the extent of physical activity (PA) is correlated with disease severity and prognosis. However, factors associated with low-level PA in elderly COPD patients are not known. We assessed the levels of PA and clinical fact..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
The effect of an improvement of experience and training in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation management on clinical outcomes
Go-Woon Kim, Younsuck Koh, Chae-Man Lim, Jin Won Huh, Sung Ho Jung, Joon Bum Kim, Sang-Bum Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):121-129. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is spreading rapidly, with successful procedures reported in the ECMO for Severe Adult Respiratory failure (CESAR) trial and treatment of the H1N1 pandemic. However, ECMO is associated with a high mortality rate. This study aimed..
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Cardiology / Original Article
Diagnostic accuracy of manual office blood pressure measurement in ambulatory hypertensive patients in Korea
Sehun Kim, Jin Joo Park, Seung-Ah Lee, Youngjin Cho, Yeonyee E. Yoon, Il-Young Oh, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Jung-Won Suh, Young-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Youn, Goo-Yeong Cho, In-Ho Chae, Hae-Young Lee, Jinho Shin, Sungha Park, Dong-Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):113-120. Published online June 7, 2017
Background/Aims: Currently, office blood pressure (OBP) is the most widely used method of measuring blood pressure (BP) in daily clinical practice. However, data on the diagnostic accuracy of OBP in reference to ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) are scarce in Korea.
Methods: In retrospective and prospec..
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