Comparison of Early and Late Tuberculosis Deaths in Korea.

abstract：:This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of soy protein hypersensitivity in cow's milk protein-sensitive children in Korea. A total of 1,363 patients with atopic dermatitis, urticaria, enterocolitis syndrome, bronchial asthma or allergic rhinitis were recruited. First, we estimated the prevalence of sensitizati...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ahn KM,Han YS,Nam SY,Park HY,Shin MY,Lee SI

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was conducted to determine the mortality, causes and risk factors for death among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Korea. The outcomes were determined by time periods, during the first year of ART and during 1-5 yr after ART initiation, respectively. Patients lost t...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SH,Kim KH,Lee SG,Cho H,Chen DH,Chung JS,Kwak IS,Cho GJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Schistosoma haematobium which causes urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS) is highly prevalent in African countries. Urine microscopy (UM) is the first-line diagnostic method of UGS. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a common method for screening many parasite infections primarily or alternatively. The...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Song HB,Kim J,Jin Y,Lee JS,Jeoung HG,Lee YH,Saeed AAW,Hong ST

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is closely associated with the mortality of hospitalized patients and long-term development of chronic kidney disease, especially in children. The purpose of our study was to assess the evidence of contrast-induced AKI after cardiac catheterization in children with heart disease and evaluate ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hwang YJ,Hyun MC,Choi BS,Chun SY,Cho MH

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:The aim of this study was to determine whether maternal serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is of value in predicting funisitis and early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) in women with preterm labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM). This retrospective cohort study included 306 consecutive women with preterm lab...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SY,Park KH,Jeong EH,Oh KJ,Ryu A,Park KU

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One important mechanism of drug resistance in acute leukemia is the overexpression of the multi-drug resistance (MDR1) gene that encodes a 170-kDa membrane protein called P-glycoprotein. To estimate the incidence and role of MDR1 gene expression in patients with acute leukemia, we investigated the expression of MDR1 b...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jiang EZ,Chang YJ,Lee JW,Lee WK,Kim JS,Sohn SK,Lee KB,Suh JS

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A santorinicele is defined as a focal cystic dilatation of the terminal portion of the dorsal pancreatic duct at the minor papilla. Most cases reported previously were associated with pancreas divisum and a santorinicele without pancreas divisum is known to be rare. We recently experienced a typical case of a santorin...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Nam KD,Joo KR,Jang JY,Kim NH,Lee SK,Dong SH,Kim HJ,Kim BH,Chang YW,Lee JI,Chang R

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Recent clinical trials showed that bortezomib, a novel proteasome inhibitor, had therapeutic activity in multiple myeloma. However, there was no data about the feasibility of bortezomib in Korean patients. We performed a pilot study of bortezomib in patients with relapsed or refractory myeloma (1.3 mg/m2 twice weekly ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee KW,Yun T,Song EK,Na II,Shin H,Bang SM,Lee JH,Lee ST,Kim JH,Yoon SS,Lee JS,Park S,Kim BK,Kim NK

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) defines as two or more consecutive losses at < or = 20 weeks of gestation and affects an estimated 1 of every 100 couples wishing to have children. However, it remains a poorly understood phenomenon. Recent reports observed a significant association between highly skewed X chromoso...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JW,Park SY,Kim YM,Kim JM,Han JY,Ryu HM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although hypertension (HTN) is a well-established major risk factor for renal progression in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), few studies investigating its role in renal deterioration in the general population with normal renal function (NRF) have been published. Here, we analyzed the correlation ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee KP,Kim YS,Yoon SA,Han K,Kim YO

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the spleen is likely to play a specific role in immunity, we have tried to observe the influence of the abdominal neoplasms on splenic lymphoid tissue as well as the distribution and localization of immunoregulatory cells with a special attention to the marginal zone, using splenectomy specimens in the various...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho HJ,Ko IH

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In Korea, the incidence of varicella has increased despite the introduction of a universal one-dose vaccination for children aged 12-15 months in 2005. A previous study demonstrated that the vaccine effectiveness was insufficient to prevent against varicella. We assessed the effect of the varicella vaccinati...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee YH,Choe YJ,Cho SI,Park H,Bang JH,Lee JK

更新日期：2019-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to elucidate whether the eNOS T-786C mutant allele is implicated in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) susceptibility or vasospasm after SAH, and whether the mutant allele is differentially expressed in those with small and large ruptured aneurysms in Korean population. 136 consecutive patients diagnosed with aneu...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Song MK,Kim MK,Kim TS,Joo SP,Park MS,Kim BC,Cho KH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is generally believed to be elevated after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to whole body inflammation. Aprotinin has an antiinflammatory action, and it was hypothesized that aprotinin would attenuate the PVR increase induced by CPB. Ten mongrel dogs were placed under moderately hyp...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yun TJ,Rho JR

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：: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：:Activated protein C (APC) is known to be beneficial on ischemia reperfusion injury in myocardium. However, the protection mechanism of APC is not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of APC on myocardial ischemic damage. Artificially ventilated anaesthetize...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ding JW,Tong XH,Yang J,Liu ZQ,Zhang Y,Yang J,Li S,Li L

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck metastasis from glioblastoma is rare event usually seen in patients with previous and repeated surgery. We present the case of a 35 yr-old-female suffering from metastatic glioblastoma in cervical lymph node that was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration. During the last 4 yr, she had four separate craniot...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon KS,Jung S,Lee MC,Kim IY,Kim HW,Lee JK,Kim TS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social distancing has been adopted as one of basic protective measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). During 2019-2020 season, influenza epidemic period was exceptionally short and epidemic peak was low in comparison with previous seasons in Korea. Influenza epidemic pattern was bimodal in 2016-2017 and ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Noh JY,Seong H,Yoon JG,Song JY,Cheong HJ,Kim WJ

更新日期：2020-05-18 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：Background:The renal function of individuals is one of the reasons for the variations in therapeutic response to various drugs. Patients with renal impairment are often exposed to drug toxicity, even with drugs that are usually eliminated by hepatic metabolism. Previous study has reported an increased plasma concentrat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim AH,Yoon S,Lee Y,Lee J,Bae E,Lee H,Kim DK,Lee S,Yu KS,Jang IJ,Cho JY

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Transpupillary retinal photocoagulations were performed on ten eyes of five pigmented rabbits using a diode laser (Nidek Co., LTD, Aichi, Japan) emitting infrared radiation at 800 nm wavelength. A histological and an ultrastructural study on the treated eyes were done at 1, 3, 5, and 7 days after retinal photocoagulat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho HK,Park YW,Kim YJ,Shyn KH

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profiles, antibiotic susceptibility, risk factors of multi-drug resistance (MDR) and outcomes of P. aeruginosa bacteremia in children by retrospective methods at a tertiary teaching children's hospital in Seoul, Korea during 2000-2009. A total of 62 episodes were evaluated and...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yang MA,Lee J,Choi EH,Lee HJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) contributes to tumor angiogenesis. The role of VEGF single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in lung cancer susceptibility and its prognosis remains inconclusive and controversial. This study was performed to investigate whether VEGF polymorphisms affect survival outcomes of pat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee S,Kang HG,Choi JE,Lee JH,Kang HJ,Baek SA,Lee E,Seok Y,Lee WK,Lee SY,Yoo SS,Lee J,Cha SI,Kim CH,Cho S,Park JY

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) are loops of DNA which occur in the nucleoli of cells and which possess ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. The numbers and/or configurations of NORs have been thought to be related to cellular activities. To assess the applicability of NORs associated protein (Ag-NORs) in the field of diagn...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim I,Park SH,Paik SY

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactococcus lactis cremoris infections are very rare in humans. We experienced liver abscess and empyema due to L. lactis cremoris in an immunocompetent adult. A 42-yr-old man was admitted with fever and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a liver abscess and chest CT showed loculated pleural e...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HS,Park DW,Youn YK,Jo YM,Kim JY,Song JY,Sohn JW,Cheong HJ,Kim WJ,Kim MJ,Choi WS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the histopathological characteristics of inverted papillomas of the urinary bladder, including the possibility of malignant transformation, we studied the indicators of cellular proliferation activity in 7 inverted papillomas of the bladder including two cases of malignant inverted papilloma of the blad...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cheon J,Kim HK,Kim JJ,Yoon DK,Koh SK,Kim IS

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00