Hemophagocytic syndrome associated with Kikuchi's disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delays in isolating patients admitted to hospital with active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can contribute to nosocomial transmission; however, in Korea, patients with clinically diagnosed PTB are not routinely isolated while awaiting microbiological confirmation of the diagnosis. We aimed to assess the exten...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Heo DH,Seo JW,Kim JH,Chun JY,Jun KI,Kang CK,Moon SM,Song KH,Choe PG,Park WB,Bang JH,Kim ES,Park SW,Kim NJ,Oh MD,Kim HB

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Blowflies, especially species belonging to the subfamily Luciliinae, are the first insects to lay eggs on corpses in Korea. Fast and accurate species identification has been a key task for forensic entomologists. Because conventional morphologic identification methods have many limitations with respect to forensic pra...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SH,Zhang Y,Piao H,Yu DH,Jeong HJ,Yoo GY,Chung U,Jo TH,Hwang JJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the current study was to investigate the treatment outcomes for the use of cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisolone (CHOP) chemotherapy in adult patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Seventeen HLH patients older than 18 yr of age were treated with CHOP chemotherapy...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shin HJ,Chung JS,Lee JJ,Sohn SK,Choi YJ,Kim YK,Yang DH,Kim HJ,Kim JG,Joo YD,Lee WS,Sohn CH,Lee EY,Cho GJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on the relationship between gastrointestinal (GI) cancer and cholecystectomy remain inconclusive. We aimed to evaluate this relationship, albeit particularly between cholecystectomy and gastric cancer or colorectal cancer (CRC), and the risk factors of cancer among individuals who have under...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SB,Kim KO,Kim TN

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular mortality is associated with vascular calcification (VC) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The present study was designed to find factors related with medial artery calcification on the plain radiography of feet by comparing C-reactive protein (CRP), plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and lipid...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： An WS,Kim SE,Kim KH,Bae HR,Rha SH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal model of spinal cord trauma is essential for understanding the injury mechanisms, cord regeneration, and to aid the development of new therapeutic modalities. This study focused on the development of a graded experimental contusion model for spinal cord injury (SCI) using a pneumatic impact device made in Ko...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yeo SJ,Hwang SN,Park SW,Kim YB,Min BK,Kwon JT,Suk JS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meniscus surgeries are frequently performed in orthopaedics. However, their current status is not well known in many countries, including Korea. This study aimed to investigate the national trends of meniscus surgery in Korea. METHODS:Information from the national database was acquired through the Korean He...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chung KS,Ha JK,Kim YS,Kim JH,Ra HJ,Kong DH,Wang PW,Choi CH,Kim JG

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced an unusual case of cardiac tamponde caused by a rupture of the coronary arteriovenous aneurysm in a 54-year-old woman. The patient was suffered from sudden chest pain and syncope, and was initially managed by pericardiocentesis following an echocardiogram which revealed a massive pericardial effusion wi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ryu JC,Choe YH,Park PW,Park JE,Chae H,Lee WR

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease-specific factors that predispose patients to diverse cardiac diseases in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been established. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for cardiac involvement in patients with SLE drawn from the Korean Lupus Network (KORNET) registry. METHODS:A total of...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choe JY,Lee SS,Kwak SG,Kim SK

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture of femur without evidence of severe osteoporosis rarely occurs as a result of minor external force such as a gentle passive or an active range of motion exercises. We report two cases of femoral shaft fracture occurred at the tip of heterotopic ossification of femur by a minor external force, in which the inv...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yim SY,Yoon SH,Lee IY,Rah UW,Moon HW

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-yr-old woman presented with a right pleural effusion. Destruction of 9th through 12th ribs, adjacent vertebral bodies, and transverse processes was noted on plain radiograph and a large low-attenuated, irregular shaped mass lesion with peripheral rim enhancement, destroying vertebral body and transverse process, ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee WS,Kim SH,Kim I,Kim HK,Lee KS,Lee SY,Heo DS,Jang BS,Bang YJ,Kim NK

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile neutropenia (FN) is the major toxicity of rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) regimen in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The prediction of neutropenia and FN is mandatory to continue the planned R-CHOP therapy resulting in successful anti-c...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi YW,Jeong SH,Ahn MS,Lee HW,Kang SY,Choi JH,Jin UR,Park JS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Korean national health security system covers the entire population and all medical facilities. We aimed to estimate epilepsy prevalence, anticonvulsant utilization pattern and the cost. We identified prevalent epilepsy patients by the prescription of anticonvulsants under the diagnostic codes suggesting seizure o...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SY,Jung KY,Lee IK,Yi SD,Cho YW,Kim DW,Hwang SS,Kim S,Korean Epilepsy Society.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic fibrogenesis, a complex process that involves a marked accumulation of extracellular matrix components, activation of cells capable of producing matrix materials, cytokine release, and tissue remodeling, is regulated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). The M...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SY,Shin HW,Lee KB,Lee MJ,Jang JJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to identify distinguishing factors between populations with suicidal ideation recruited from hospitals and communities to make an efficient allocation of limited anti-suicidal resources according to group differences. We analyzed the baseline data from 120 individuals in a commu...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park CHK,Lee JW,Lee SY,Moon J,Shim SH,Paik JW,Kim SG,Cho SJ,Kim MH,Kim S,Park JH,You S,Jeon HJ,Ahn YM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is increasing; however, predictors of outcomes for patients with LGIB are not as well defined as those for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). The aim of this study was to identify the clinical outcomes and the predictors of poor outcomes for pa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwak MS,Cha JM,Han YJ,Yoon JY,Jeon JW,Shin HP,Joo KR,Lee JI

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was to clarify whether Behcet's disease (BD) could be classified into the spondyloarthropathy (SpA) complex. It was undertaken on 58 patients with BD (BD group), 56 patients with SpA (SpA group), and 3 patients who concurrently satisfied the criteria for BD and SpA (BDSpA group). The clinical parameters and...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chang HK,Lee DH,Jung SM,Choi SJ,Kim JU,Choi YJ,Baek SK,Cheon KS,Cho EH,Won KS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest radiographs (CXR) are the most commonly used imaging techniques by various clinicians and radiologists. However, detecting lung lesions on CXR depends largely on the reader's experience level, so there have been several trials to overcome this problem using post-processing of CXR. We investigated the a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hong GS,Do KH,Lee CW

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Rearrangements of the subtelomeric regions of chromosomes account for a significant proportion of the underlying genetic defects in both idiopathic mental retardation (MR) and multiple congenital anomalies. To detect the rearrangements, a set of subtelomeric fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes has been de...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HK,Kim HJ,Kim HJ,Han SH,Kim YJ,Kim SH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The time between symptom onset and arrival at an emergency department (ED) (S2D) is a crucial time for optimal intravenous reperfusion care for ischemic stroke. We aimed to analyze the effect of emergency medical services (EMS) utilization and inter-hospital transfer on S2D in Korea. Ischemic stroke patients were pros...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HA,Ahn KO,Shin SD,Cha WC,Ro YS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that multiple molecular events, including alteration of cell cycle regulators are involved in the development and progression of gastric carcinoma. Recently, it has been reported that the expression of p21 and p27, integrating the effects of one or more cell cycle regulators, consequently, acting as ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jang SJ,Ahn MJ,Paik SS,Kong G,Keum JS,Park YW,Lee JD

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery injury rarely occurs after blunt chest trauma, but it can lead to extensive myocardial infarction and be frequently overlooked. A 16-yr-old man was presented with comatose mental state and rapid respiration rate. He ran into guard rail while riding a motorcycle. In routine examination, his electrocardi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park WS,Jeong MH,Hong YJ,Park OY,Kim JH,Kim W,Ahn YK,Cho JG,Park JC,Ahn BH,Kim SH,Kang JC

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypoplasia(PH) commonly occurs in association with oligohydramnios and other congenital anomalies, especially congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Pulmonary hypoplasia is an important factor, as persistent pulmonary hypertension, in the prognosis of CDH. In some reports, there is a decrement of pulmonary s...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae CW,Jang CK,Chung SJ,Choi YM,Oh SM,Lee TS,Shin OY

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of pH on vascular tone and L-type Ca2+ channels were investigated using Mulvany myograph and voltage-clamp technique in rabbit basilar arteries. In rabbit basilar arteries, high K+ produced tonic contractions by 11+/-0.6 mN (mean+/-S.E.,n=19). When extracellular pH (pHo) was changed from control 7.4 to 7.9 ([a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YC,Lee SJ,Kim KW

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transverse myelitis (TM) extending from midbrain to the entire spinal cord accompanied by internuclear ophthalmoplegia is extremely rare but cause serious central nervous system complications in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. We report a case of a 28-yr-old woman with TM extending from the midbrain to the...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Rheu CW,Lee SI,Yoo WH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of a combined therapy of pre-blockade endogenous nitric oxide synthase (NOS) with N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and continuous inhaled NO (iNO) on the gas exchange and hemodynamics of Escherichia coli pneumonia and sepsis in newborn piglets. Seven to ten day old ventilated newborn p...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chang YS,Kang S,Ko SY,Park WS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cervical epidural abscess is rare, it should be strongly suspected in any patient with unexplainable neck pain and fever, especially when the patient has a predisposing factor for this infectious process. The authors report a case of cervical epidural abscess in a 39-yr-old man with an aorto-duodenal fistula,...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yi HJ,Oh SH,Kwon OJ,Kim H

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FLT3 mutations are common genetic changes, and are reported to have prognostic significance in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) and the D835 activating mutation in the tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the genomic DNA of Korean pati...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bang SM,Ahn JY,Park J,Park SH,Park J,Cho EK,Shin DB,Lee JH,Yoo SJ,Jeon IS,Kim YK,Kim HJ,Kim HN,Lee IK,Kang HJ,Shin HY,Ahn HS

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has evolved to become a standard treatment of choice for end-stage liver diseases. The present study was performed to evaluate the peri-operative medical factors affecting transplantation outcome and to determine if patients with type B viral cirrhosis were acceptable for OLT. A ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi JY,Park YM,Byun BH,Kim TY,Yoon SK,Chung KW,Sun HS,Park DH,Kim BS,Kim DG,Kim IC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify the influence of vertebral fracture (VF) on the functional disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study consecutively enrolled 100 female patients aged 50 yr or older with RA. All participants underwent lateral imaging of the thoracolumbar spine by simp...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho SK,Lee JH,Han M,Lee S,Kim JY,Ryu JA,Choi YY,Bae SC,Sung YK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00