The risk of obstructive lung disease by previous pulmonary tuberculosis in a country with intermediate burden of tuberculosis.

abstract：:The pneumonia severity index (PSI) and CURB-65 are widely used tools for the prediction of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study was conducted to evaluate validation of severity scoring system including the PSI and CURB-65 scores of Korean CAP patients. In the prospective CAP cohort (participated in by 14 hos...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HI,Kim SW,Chang HH,Cha SI,Lee JH,Ki HK,Cheong HS,Yoo KH,Ryu SY,Kwon KT,Lee BK,Choo EJ,Kim DJ,Kang CI,Chung DR,Peck KR,Song JH,Suh GY,Shim TS,Kim YK,Kim HY,Moon CS,Lee HK,Park SY,Oh JY,Jung SI,Park

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study aimed to identify the gender-specific characteristics of the surrogate measures of insulin resistance and to establish valid cut-off values for metabolic abnormalities in a representative sample in Korea. Methods:Data were collected from the datasets of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Ex...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon S,Park JH,Jang EJ,Park YK,Yu JM,Park JS,Ahn Y,Choi SH,Yoo HJ

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the possible anti-inflammatory mechanisms of gabapentin in the attenuation of neuropathic pain and the interaction between the anti-allodynic effects of gabapentin and interleukin-10 (IL-10) expression in a rat model of neuropathic pain. The anti-allodynic effect of intrathecal gabapentin was examined over...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee BS,Jun IG,Kim SH,Park JY

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate age-specific seroprevalence of pertussis in Korea and to formulate a strategy to prevent and reduce the incidence of pertussis. Residual serum samples of healthy adolescents and adults 11 yr of age or older were collected between July 2012 and December 2012, and anti-pertussis toxi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SY,Han SB,Bae EY,Kim JH,Kang JH,Park YJ,Ma SH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease is a vector-borne infection, primarily transmitted by Ixodes ticks, and caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. It has a wide distribution in the northern hemisphere. In Korea, however, only one human case has been reported, although B. burgdorferi was isolated from the vector tick I. persulcatus in the region. A...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim TH,Choi EH,Lee MG,Ahn SK

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On February 2, 2017, the surgical team of ten board-certified hand specialists of W Hospital in Korea successfully performed the nation's first hand transplantation at Yeungnam University Medical Center (YUMC). This paper reports on the legal, financial, and cultural hurdles that were overcome to open the wa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Woo SH,Kim YW,Cheon HJ,Jang S,Do JY,Choi JH,Kang DH,Nam HJ,Yoo MJ,Lee YS,Choi JH

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On February 21, 2020, 2 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in pilgrim travelers from Korea to Israel were identified. We investigated the source of infection, clinical features of COVID-19, and transmission potential of presymptomatic and asymptomatic cases. METHODS:All 39 pilgrim travelers were aggr...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park JH,Jang JH,Lee K,Yoo SJ,Shin H

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical outcome and prognostic factors of patients with synchronous brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were treated with gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) were analyzed. A total of 35 patients with NSCLC underwent GKS as an initial treatment for metastatic brain lesions of synchronous onset...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kong DS,Lee JI,Nam DH,Park K,Kim JH,Kim JG,Park JO,Park K

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of heavy metals exceed safety thresholds in the soil near Janghang Copper Refinery, a smelter in Korea that operated from 1936 to 1989. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of exposure to toxic metals and the potential effect on health in people living near the smelter. The study included 572 ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YD,Eom SY,Yim DH,Kim IS,Won HK,Park CH,Kim GB,Yu SD,Choi BS,Park JD,Kim H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a lethal respiratory disease - caused by MERS-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) which was first identified in 2012. Especially, pregnant women can be expected as highly vulnerable candidates for this viral infection. In May 2015, this virus was spread in Korea and a pregnant woman was c...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jeong SY,Sung SI,Sung JH,Ahn SY,Kang ES,Chang YS,Park WS,Kim JH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Writing a good quality scientific article takes experience and skill. I propose 'Ten Tips' that may help to improve the quality of manuscripts for scholarly journals. It is advisable to draft first version of manuscript and revise it repeatedly for consistency and accuracy of the writing. During the drafting and revis...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hong ST

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old female diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis was found to have multiple polyps in the fundus of stomach. On histologic examination, the lesions were hamartomatous polyps. In tuberous sclerosis, many lesions occur in multiple organs and there are several reports about the frequent association of hamartomatous...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim BK,Kim YI,Kim WH

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenofibrate is a drug that has been suggested to inhibit weight gain by increasing the catabolism of fatty acid in the hepatic mitochondria. We hypothesized that fenofibrate induces an increase in energy expenditure in the hepatic mitochondria, which results in the reduction of adipose tissue. In this study we measure...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park MK,Lee HJ,Hong SH,Choi SS,Yoo YH,Lee KI,Kim DK

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central obesity has been reported as a risk for atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome. The influence of central obesity on diurnal blood pressure (BP) has not been established. In this study, we investigated the influence of central obesity on the circadian parameters of BP by 24 hr ambulatory BP monitoring. Total 1,...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kang IS,Pyun WB,Shin J,Kim JH,Kim SG,Shin GJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six cases of necrotizing lymphadenitis--including 33 cases of unknown etiology, 1 typhoid lymphadenopathy, and 2 cases of suspicious lupus lymphadenopathy--were clinico-pathologically reviewed and analyzed with immunostaining for s-100 and lysozyme. All cases histologically showed architectural effacement by pa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho KJ,Kim CW,Park SH,Lee SK

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial membrane protein 3 (EMP3) is a trans-membrane signaling molecule with important roles in the regulation of apoptosis, differentiation and invasion of cancer cells, but the detailed is largely still unknown. We analyzed the mRNA levels and methylation statuses of EMP3 in 63 primary breast carcinomas and asse...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Zhou W,Jiang Z,Li X,Xu F,Liu Y,Wen P,Kong L,Hou M,Yu J

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The corporeal blood gas changes in accordance with the duration of the prolonged erection which developed after intracorporeal pharmacotherapy with papaverine and phentolamine were investigated in 62 impotence patients. The picture of the corporeal blood taken from 15 psychogenic impotence patients (a control group) a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SC,Seo KK,Oh CH

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a practical protocol for titrating positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) involving recruitment maneuver (RM) and decremental PEEP. Seventeen consecutive patients with acute lung injury who underwent PEEP titration were included in the analysis. Aft...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Suh GY,Kwon OJ,Yoon JW,Park SJ,Ham HS,Kang SJ,Koh WJ,Chung MP,Kim HJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that the impact of social factors on harmful alcohol use between men and women may be different. We aimed to explore the gender-based difference in temporal trend and social risk factors associated with harmful alcohol use. METHODS:The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choe SA,Yoo S,JeKarl J,Kim KK

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung squamous cell cancer (SCC) is typically found in smokers and has a very low incidence in non-smokers, indicating differences in the tumor biology of lung SCC in smokers and non-smokers. However, the specific mutations that drive tumor growth in non-smokers have not been identified. To identify mutations in lung S...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park YR,Bae SH,Ji W,Seo EJ,Lee JC,Kim HR,Jang SJ,Choi CM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome associated with anticonvulsant drugs is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease that occurs in response to arene oxide producing anticonvulsant such as phenytoin and carbamazepine. There have been many reports of cross reactivity among the anti...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim CW,Choi GS,Yun CH,Kim DI

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to prove the hypothesis that oncogene expressions would have the same patterns with those of cellular growth to growth factors in FRTL-5 cells. Ribonucleic acids of FRTL-5 were extracted at 15', 30', 60' and 120' after administration of growth factors to quiescent FRTL-5, and blotted to the ni...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoo HY,Oh SK,Yi KH,Cho BY,Koh CS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous efforts have been made by the organ donation and transplantation community in Korea to increase organ donation by the deceased. The authors detailed trends of organ donation and utilization over the past 10 yr using data provided by the KONOS. The yearly number of deceased donors has grown gradually since 2...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Min SI,Kim SY,Park YJ,Min SK,Kim YS,Ahn C,Kim SJ,Ha J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the pathogenesis of hepatolithiasis. Thirty-one patients with primary hepatolithiasis were enrolled in this study. Expressions of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, alpha-SMA, vimentin, S100A4, TGF-beta1 and P-smad2/3 in hepatolithiasis ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Zhao L,Yang R,Cheng L,Wang M,Jiang Y,Wang S

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:We provided a curve-fit equation to predict the normal heart weight (g) in Koreans by examining 422 autopsies (215 males and 207 females, from newborn to age 77 yr) who were relatively in good general condition. Heart weight was well correlated with body surface area (m2), body weight (kg), and body height (cm) but po...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Seo JS,Lee SY,Won KJ,Kim DJ,Sohn DS,Yang KM,Cho SH,Park JD,Lee KH,Kim HD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cadaveric study was performed to investigate the relationship between disc degeneration and morphological changes in the intervertebral foramen of cervical spine, including the effect on the nerve root. Seven fresh frozen human cadavers were dissected from C1 to T1, preserving the ligaments, capsules, intervertebral...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sohn HM,You JW,Lee JY

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate the utility and diagnostic accuracy of the ossification grade of medial clavicular epiphysis on chest radiographs for identifying Korean adolescents and young adults under the age of majority. Overall, 1,151 patients (age, 16-30) without any systemic disease and who underwent chest...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoon SH,Yoo HJ,Yoo RE,Lim HJ,Yoon JH,Park CM,Lee SS,Yoo SH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxedema coma is the extreme form of untreated hypothyroidism. In reality, few patients present comatose with severe myxedema. We describe a patient with myxedema coma which was initially misdiagnosed as a brain stem infarct. She presented to the hospital with alteration of the mental status, generalized edema, hypoth...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ahn JY,Kwon HS,Ahn HC,Sohn YD

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We purposed to evaluate the seasonality and associated factors of the incidence of gout attacks in Korea. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled patients with gout attacks who were treated at nine rheumatology clinics between January 2015 and July 2018 and followed them for 1-year. Demographic data, clinical and...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi HJ,Moon KW,Kim HO,Lee YA,Hong SJ,Jung JY,Kim HA,Suh CH,Ha YJ,Kim IJ,Lee J,Park EK,Lee SG,Seo MR,Baek HJ,Choi ST,Song JS

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00