A case of isolated light chain deposition disease in the duodenum.

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：: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：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multisystemic disorder characterized by various non-motor symptoms (NMS) in addition to motor dysfunction. NMS include sleep, ocular, olfactory, throat, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or musculoskeletal disorders. A range of NMS, particularly hyposmia, sleep disturbances...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi JH,Kim JM,Yang HK,Lee HJ,Shin CM,Jeong SJ,Kim WS,Han JW,Yoon IY,Song YS,Bae YJ

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is found to cause a large outbreak started from Wuhan since December 2019 in China and SARS-CoV-2 infections have been reported with epidemiological linkage to China in 25 countries until now. We isolated SARS-CoV-2 from the oropharyngeal sample obtained from the patient with the first l...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park WB,Kwon NJ,Choi SJ,Kang CK,Choe PG,Kim JY,Yun J,Lee GW,Seong MW,Kim NJ,Seo JS,Oh MD

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Most colonic multiple mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are confirmed with a histologic and immunohistochemical staining of the mucosal biopsy specimen obtained during colonoscopic examinations. Endoscopically, colonic MALT lymphomas frequently appear as protruding and/or ulcerative lesions, and there...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee YG,Lee S,Han SW,Lee JS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus, GBS) infection most commonly occurs in infants; however, cases of GBS infection in adults, particularly in the elderly with significant underlying diseases, are being increasingly reported. We analyzed the serotype specific opsonophagocytic antibodies...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JH,Kim HW,Kim KH

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concern about bisphosphonate-associated subtrochanteric and femoral shaft (ST/FS) fractures has been raised. However, its real risk is still debatable, because there is no study to estimate risk and benefit of bisphosphonate. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of typical hip fractures and S...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Won SH,Ahn S,Ji E,Park JW,Kim JK,Lee YK

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiothoracic ratio (CTR), the ratio of cardiac diameter (CD) to thoracic diameter (TD), is a useful screening method to detect cardiomegaly, but is reliable only on posteroanterior chest radiography (chest PA). We performed this cross-sectional 3-phase study to establish reliable CTR from anteroposterior chest radio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chon SB,Oh WS,Cho JH,Kim SS,Lee SJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-33 is an important mediator of innate immunity. Behcet's disease (BD) is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by hyperactivity of the innate immune response. We measured serum levels of IL-33 and its receptor soluble ST2 (sST2) in patients with BD to investigate their association with disease ac...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim DJ,Baek SY,Park MK,Park KS,Lee JH,Park SH,Kim HY,Kwok SK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effects of high-intensity-focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment on benign uterine tumor patients were examined. A total of 333 patients diagnosed with fibroids or adenomyosis using diagnostic sonography, treated with HIFU between February 4, 2010 and December 29, 2014 at a hospital in Korea, and follo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park J,Lee JS,Cho JH,Kim S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy remains regarding the effect of obesity on the survival of patients with ovarian cancer in Asia. This study examined the impact of obesity on the survival outcomes in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) using Asian body mass index (BMI) criteria. The medical records of patients undergoing surgery for ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae HS,Hong JH,Ki KD,Song JY,Shin JW,Lee JM,Lee JK,Lee NW,Lee C,Lee KW,Kim YM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although preterm delivery is the most common cause of infant morbidity and mortality, an obvious cause cannot be found in most cases. Preterm delivery is known to be the most important risk factor for preterm birth in a subsequent pregnancy. We aimed to evaluate the recurrence rate of premature births for su...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ouh YT,Park JH,Ahn KH,Hong SC,Oh MJ,Kim HJ,Han SW,Cho GJ

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop an objective and scientific method to evaluate the brain injured and brain diseased persons with motor dysfunction, American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment was used as an exemplar. After the motor dysfunction due to brain injury or brain disease was confirmed, active ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Rah UW,Baik JS,Jang SH,Park DS,Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nation-wide survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of otitis media and allied diseases through physical examination by otolaryngologic doctors from July to October, 1991. A sample study population was selected from a panel to be representative of the Korean population by multistage clustered and stratified ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim CS,Jung HW,Yoo KY

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 37-yr-old man who developed central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After HSCT, desquamation developed on the whole body accompanied by hyperbilirubinemia. The liver biopsy of the patient indicated graft-versus-h...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim KH,Kim S,Lee YS,Kim KH,Kim J,Rhee Jy,Kim HJ,Yi HG,Oh SY,Lim JH,Han SW,Lee S,Kim I,Yoon SS,Park S,Kim BK

更新日期：2008-04-01 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 roles of interleukin-10 (IL-10) have been emphasized in several models of glomerulonephritis (GN). Three biallelic polymorphisms within the IL-10 promoter region, at positions -1,082, -819, and -592 from the transcription initiation site, were shown to affect the level of IL-10 production. To investigate the effec...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chin HJ,Na KY,Kim SJ,Oh KH,Kim YS,Lim CS,Kim S,Chae DW

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:The permanent impairment evaluation for children in developmental stage is very difficult and it is even impossible in some cases. The impairment evaluation for developing children has not yet been included in the guideline of the American Medical Association. Due to frequent medical and social demands in Korea, we de...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jung HY,Ko TS,Kim HD,Yim SY,Kim MO,Hong SK,Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Pediatric Impairment Evaluation Research Team.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed information on additional drug resistance patterns of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is essential to build an effective treatment regimen; however, such data are scarce in Korea. We retrospectively analyzed the results of phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) of culture confirmed-TB patients...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Mok JH,Kang BH,Lee T,Lee HK,Jang HJ,Cho YJ,Jeon D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A culture of the Leptospira species and the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) are considered as the reference standard for the diagnosis of leptospirosis, but both tests are imperfect for early diagnosis. We describe 4 patients diagnosed with leptospirosis using nested polymerase chain reaction (N-PCR) that targete...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Na YS,Kim HL,Kim CM,Yun NR,Kim DM

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Local epidemiologic data on the etiologies of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is needed to develop guidelines for clinical practice. This study was conducted prospectively to determine the proportion of atypical bacterial pathogens in adults patients hospitalized with CAP in Korea between...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sohn JW,Park SC,Choi YH,Woo HJ,Cho YK,Lee JS,Sim HS,Kim MJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pharmacological treatment constitutes the main therapeutic approach for depression, non-pharmacological treatments (self-care or psychotherapeutic approach) are usually regarded as more essential therapeutic approaches in clinical practice. However, there have been few clinical practice guidelines concerning ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SC,Oh HS,Oh DH,Jung SA,Na KS,Lee HY,Kang RH,Choi YK,Lee MS,Park YC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To date, there have been few reports on the nationwide population-based epidemiology of Dupuytren's disease (DD). We investigated the prevalence and incidence of DD in Korea using the large dataset provided by the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. This study is the second nationwide epid...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee KH,Kim JH,Lee CH,Kim SJ,Jo YH,Lee M,Choi WS

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was done to assess the association of lung function with insulin resistance (IR), systemic inflammation, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). In 9,581 apparently healthy non-smoking male adults, pulmonary function, fasting glucose, insulin, lipid profiles and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim SY,Rhee EJ,Sung KC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic arthritis and gout are major diseases that should be suspected in patients with acute monoarthritis. These two diseases are clinically similar and often indistinguishable without the help of synovial fluid analysis. Recently, a novel diagnostic rule for gout without synovial fluid analysis was developed and sho...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee KH,Choi ST,Lee SK,Lee JH,Yoon BY

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low quality clinical trials have a possibility to have errors in the process of deriving the results and therefore distort the study. Quality assessment of clinical trial is necessary in order to prevent any clinical application erroneous results is important. Randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a design for evaluate...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chung JH,Kang DH,Jo JK,Lee SW

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary bronchogenic cyst in adults is rare and the typical appearance is a sharply circumscribed, round or oval nodule or mass, usually in the medial third of the lungs. Bronchial polyps are rare histopathologically distinct nonneoplastic endobronchial lesions and are classified as multiple papillomas, solitary pap...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Jang AS,Park JS,Lee JH,Park SW,Koh ES,Park JS,Park CS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated playground equipment related injuries in preschool-aged children. This was a retrospective observational study using Emergency Department based Injury In-depth Surveillance, (2011-2014). We included the preschool-aged children with playground equipment related injuries. We surveyed the m...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae S,Lee JS,Kim KH,Park J,Shin DW,Kim H,Park JM,Kim H,Jeon W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxysterol 7α-hydroxylase deficiency is a very rare liver disease categorized as inborn errors of bile acid synthesis, caused by CYP7B1 mutations. As it may cause rapid progression to end-stage liver disease even in early infancy, a high index of suspicion is required to prevent fatal outcomes. We describe the case of ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hong J,Oh SH,Yoo HW,Nittono H,Kimura A,Kim KM

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00