Hypoplasia of left vertebral artery with intimal fibromuscular dysplasia in a Korean woman.

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：Background:The aim of the study was to examine the characteristics of alpha wave peak frequency, power, and coherence in patients with schizophrenia. Methods:Thirty-one patients with schizophrenia and age- and sex-matched subjects with no psychopathology were enrolled. All study participants underwent quantitative ele...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yeum TS,Kang UG

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the impacts of terazosin and tamsulosin, on prostate activity, i.e., serum prostate-specific antigen, total prostate volume (TPV), and transition zone volume (TZV). A total of 90 patients who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplas...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Paick JS,Cho MC,Song SH,Kim SW,Ku JH

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:Secretory meningioma have been described as a distinct variant of meningioma based on their histologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of epithelial and secretory differentiation of meningothelial cells with accumulation of secretory material in the form of hyaline inclusion. Secretory meningioma is ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jeong HS,Lee GK

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of estrogen and progesterone in human cutaneous pigmentation are largely unknown. The molecular identification of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) in the human melanocytes is of great importance to understand the mechanisms. We performed immunocytochemistry analysis and demonstrated...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Im S,Lee ES,Kim W,On W,Kim J,Lee M,Kang WH

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence and development of de novo malignancy (DNM) after liver transplantation (LT) are the major causes of late recipient death. METHODS:We analyzed the incidence of extrahepatic DNM following living donor LT according to the status of pretransplant hepatic malignancy. We...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park GC,Hwang S,Ahn CS,Kim KH,Moon DB,Ha TY,Song GW,Jung DH,Yoon YI,Cho HD,Kwon JH,Chung YK,Kang SH,Choi JU,Jung IJ,Lee SG

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease that is caused by many serovars which are more than 200 in the world, is an emerging worldwide disease. Accurate and rapid diagnostic tests for leptospirosis are a critical step to diagnose the disease. There are some commercial kits available for diagnosis of leptospirosis, but the o...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JW,Park S,Kim SH,Christova I,Jacob P,Vanasco NB,Kang YM,Woo YJ,Kim MS,Kim YJ,Cho MK,Kim YW

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of specific intracranial parenchymal lesions of HIV-infected patients varies considerably between countries. In the Republic of Korea, the number of HIV-infected patients is increasing, but little is known regarding the spectrum of intracranial parenchymal lesions in these patients. The aim of the presen...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choe PG,Park WB,Song JS,Song KH,Jeon JH,Park SW,Kim HB,Chang KH,Oh MD,Choe KW,Kim NJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a new emerging neurosurgical procedure applied in a wide range of clinical fields. It can generate high-intensity energy at the focal zone in deep body areas without requiring incision of soft tissues. Although the effectiveness of the focused ultrasound techniq...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jung NY,Chang JW

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatomyositis (DM) is an uncommon inflammatory myopathy with characteristic rash accompanying, or more often preceding, muscle weakness. There is a well-recognized association between DM and several cancers, such as ovarian cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, colon cancer, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We report the first ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HI,Chung SH,Hwang JE,Kim SH,Ahn JS,Yang DH,Kim YK,Yun SJ,Cho SH,Lee JJ,Chung IJ,Kim HJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:There have been many epidemiological researches of chronic kidney disease (CKD), accompanied by an increase in the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, as far as we know, little research has been done to examine the extent of the relationship between CKD and CHD as estimated by Framingham risk score (FR...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ryoo JH,Kim SG,Suh BS,Kim DI,Park SK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deposition of basement membrane extracellular matrix is influenced by adjacent tumor cells, and in some cases, the pattern of type IV collagen deposit is characteristic in malignant tumors. In this report, we analyzed the difference in type IV collagen deposition patterns between benign and malignant phyllodes tumors ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim WH,Kim CW,Noh DY,Kim YI

更新日期：1992-12-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Olfactory and gustatory dysfunction are frequently reported in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the reported prevalence of olfactory and/or gustatory dysfunction varies widely, and the reason for the inter-study differences is unclear. Hence, in this meta-analysis, we performed sub...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JW,Han SC,Jo HD,Cho SW,Kim JY

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous musculoskeletal disorders are caused by thickened ligament, tendon stiffness, or fibrosis of joint capsule. Relaxin, a peptide hormone, can exert collagenolytic effect on ligamentous and fibrotic tissues. We hypothesized that local injection of relaxin could be used to treat entrapment neuropathy and adhesive...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Lee SK,Lee SK,Kim JH,Fredericson M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the differences in the mortality and in-hospital outcomes of preterm infants with < 28 weeks of gestation who received ibuprofen treatment according to the presence of clinical symptoms (any of oliguria, hypotension, or moderate to severe respiratory difficulty) attributable to hemo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoo H,Lee JA,Oh S,Jung YH,Sohn JA,Shin SH,Choi CW,Kim EK,Kim HS,Kim BI

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Serotypings have been used as markers for epidemiological surveys of Streptococcus pyogenes infections. Seventy-seven strains of S. pyogenes isolated from the throats of elementary school children in Kangwon Province in Korea in March and April 1992 were serotyped with M and/or opacity factor (OF) antisera. Sixty-eigh...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SJ,Kim EC,Cha SH,Kaplan EL

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although little attention has been paid to the less common rheumatoid involvement of the thoracic and lumbar regions, some studies have shown that rheumatoid synovitis with erosive changes can develop in these diarthrodial joints. We report a patient with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involving the thoracic a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SH,Kang YM,Park YM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic hepatitis C virus disease, there is a high incidence of development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the process of transition from chronic hepatitis to hepatic cirrhosis. Although ginseng traditionally has been used mainly as a nutritional supplement in Asian countries, a case-control stu...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ginseng-HCC Chemopreventive Study Osaka Group.

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) has been reported to specifically kill malignant cells but to be relatively nontoxic to normal cells. One of disadvantages to previous in vivo protocols was the need for large quantities of TRAIL recombinant protein to suppress tumor growth. To evaluate t...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim KU,Seo SY,Heo KY,Yoo YH,Kim HJ,Lee HS,Choi SS,Hwang TH,Lee HJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scrotal leiomyomas with atypical bizarre nuclei are rare, which might be misdiagnosed as malignant tumor. We describe a case of scrotal bizarre leiomyoma in a 65-yr-old man. The tumor was a 1 cm-sized, well circumscribed, oval mass arising from the tunica dartos muscle. Histologically, it was formed by whorling bundle...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim NR,Sung CO,Han J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult intussusception is rare, and the majority of cases has an underlying cause that requires surgical resection. We report a case of a 39 yr-old man with ileo-ileo-colic intussusception caused by ileal lipoma that was successfully managed by a laparoscopic-assisted surgical maneuver. Using a three-cannula technique,...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park KT,Kim SH,Song TJ,Moon HY

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance of positive B-cell complement-dependent cytotoxicity crossmatching (B-CDC) in renal transplant recipients remains unclear. We reviewed 20 recipients with isolated B-CDC positivity at the time of transplantation. We compared the clinical characteristics, acute rejection and long-term graft sur...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hwang HS,Yoon HE,Choi BS,Oh EJ,Kim JI,Moon IS,Kim YS,Yang CW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the prevalence and seroprevalence of low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and the risk factors for HPV infection in Korean women. We determined the prevalence of low-risk HPV among 902 women aged 20-59 yr and the seroprevalence of low-risk HPV subtypes 6 and 11 among 1,094 women aged 9-59 yr in th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim MA,Oh JK,Kim BW,Chay D,Park DC,Kim SM,Kang ES,Kim JH,Cho CH,Shin HR,Seo K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive bacterial infections in apparently immunocompetent children were retrospectively analyzed to figure causative bacterial organisms in Korea. METHODS:A total of 947 cases from 25 university hospitals were identified from 2006 to 2010 as a continuance of a previous 10-year period study from 1996 to 20...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Rhie K,Choi EH,Cho EY,Lee J,Kang JH,Kim DS,Kim YJ,Ahn Y,Eun BW,Oh SH,Cha SH,Hong YJ,Kim KN,Kim NH,Kim YK,Kim JH,Lee T,Kim HM,Lee KS,Kim CS,Park SE,Kim YM,Oh CE,Ma SH,Jo DS,Choi YY,Lee HJ

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether esterification of dehydroepiandrosterone with aspartate (DHEA-aspartate) could reduce peroxisomal proliferation induced by DHEA itself, without loss of antiosteoporotic activity. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were ovariectomized, then DHEA or DHEA-aspartate was administe...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwak CS,Kang CM,Kang HS,Song KY,Lee MS,Seong SC,Park SC

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00