Human herpesvirus 8 in Kaposi's sarcoma and Kaposi's sarcoma-mimicking vascular tumors.

abstract：:Increased expression of glucose transporter1 (GLUT1) has been reported in many human cancers. We hypothesized that the degree of GLUT1 might provide a useful biological information in gastric adenocarcinoma. RT-PCR and immunostaining were used to analyze GLUT1 expression in gastric cancer. RT-PCR showed GLUT1 expressi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim WS,Kim YY,Jang SJ,Kimm K,Jung MH

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to estimate nationwide prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and to identify its association with cardiovascular diseases. The data on a national representative sample of 6,147 adults from 1998 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey were analyzed. The syndrome was determined according to two kinds ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim MH,Kim MK,Choi BY,Shin YJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the current study was to propose a Korean-specific parameter set for calculating the risk of Down syndrome in the second trimester of pregnancy and to determine the screening performances of triple and quadruple tests in Korean women. Using the data on triple or quadruple screening from three hospitals ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwon JY,Park IY,Park YG,Lee Y,Lee G,Shin JC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability and validity of the Cognitive Impairment Diagnosing Instrument (CIDI) were studied in 67 nursing home elderly subjects and 251 elderly psychiatric patients. Its possible highest score is 77 and covers 10 subscales: short-term memory, long-term memory, concentration/calculation, abstract thinking, judge...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park JH,Ko HJ,Kim JB,Choi SY,Cho HC,Lee SK

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：:Tuberculosis remains one of the most prevalent and fatal infectious diseases in spite of considerable improvements in medical science. The diagnosis and treatment of extrapulmonary tuberculosis involving the abdomen is still complicated owing to vague or non-specific clinical features. Although rare, isolated splenic ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim J,Yu JS,Hong SW,Chung JJ,Kim JH,Kim KW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rapid aging of the population, Korea introduced public long-term care insurance for older people in 2008. The long-term care insurance was designed as a separate scheme from the national health insurance, with eligibility qualifications and the certification process based on functional disability, benefits an...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kang IO,Park CY,Lee Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) is a rare disorder in adults. Most often, serious forms are detected during infancy or childhood. However, mild forms of PID may not be diagnosed until later in life, and some types of humoral immunodeficiency may occur in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to identify clin...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Park HJ,Choi GS,Kim JE,Ye YM,Nahm DH,Park HS

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the clinical presentations, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, and prognosis from follow-up of infants with apparent life-threatening events (ALTE). In addition, the relationship between the clinical characteristics of patients and significant intervention scores was analyzed. We enrolled patients ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi HJ,Kim YH

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is the active total care of children suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Palliative care includes symptom management, psychosocial support, and end-of-life care. Despite significant advances in disease diagnosis and treatment, resources for PPC of children with serious ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim MS,Lim NG,Kim HJ,Kim C,Lee JY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's hemangioma) is a disease characterized by exuberant endothelial proliferation within the lumen of medium-sized veins. In 1923, Masson regarded this disease as a neoplasm inducing endothelial proliferation, however, now it is considered to be a reactive vascular...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hong SG,Cho HM,Chin HM,Park IY,Yoo JY,Hwang SS,Kim JG,Park WB,Chun CS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present dincopathologic features of three cases of biopsy-proven pancreas allograft dysfunction in Korea. All patients had advanced insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Case 1 was a 30-year-old woman who underwent a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. Urinary infection developed 6 days after the op...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HK,Chung DH,Jung J,Kim SC,Han DJ,Kang KH,Yu E

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to compare renal damage, as determined by serum creatinine and degree of apoptosis, caused by iodinated contrast or gadolinium in an acute renal failure (ARF) rat model. Rats were divided into three groups; controls (n=3), a CT contrast medium group (n=9), and an MR contrast medium group (n=9...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwak HS,Lee YH,Han YM,Jin GY,Kim W,Chung GH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous epidemiologic studies have shown the clinical association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is only limited information about the effect of NAFLD on the development of hypertension. Accordingly, we investigated the clinical association between N...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ryoo JH,Ham WT,Choi JM,Kang MA,An SH,Lee JK,Shin HC,Park SK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that the particulate matter under 10 microm (PM10) has deleterious effects on respiratory health. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of PM10 upon normal children's lung function. The subjects were 368 middle school students in two areas of Incheon Metropolitan City. One (Incheon...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Lim DH,Kim JK,Jeong SJ,Son BK

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune sera have been used in the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases as well as the analysis of nuclear substructures. In an attempt to study the biological characteristics of the nuclear matrix, we screened human sera using immunofluorescent staining and immunoblot. We detected antibodies against nuclear matrix (NM...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yu E,Lee H,Oh W,Yu B,Moon H,Lee I

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：:In the present study, the authors investigated the management of mechanical valve thrombosis (MVT). From January 1981 through March 2006, 2,908 mechanical valve replacements were performed in 2,298 patients at our institution. Twenty (0.87%) patients presented with MVT, 14 (70.0%) were women, and the mean age of the p...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ahn H,Kim KH,Kim KC,Kim CY

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cowden's disease, or multiple hamartoma syndrome, is an uncommon condition with characteristic mucocutaneous lesions associated with abnormalities of the breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract. We describe a 32-year-old man with oral mucosal papillomatosis and plantar hyperkeratosis as a definite case of Cowden's...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HR,Moon YS,Yeom CH,Kim KW,Chun JY,Kim HK,Choi HS,Kim DK,Chung TS

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to define characteristics of children with acute carbon monoxide poisoning. Eighty children hospitalized with acute carbon monoxide poisoning were recruited prospectively over a period of 12 months. Sociodemographic features, complaints and laboratory data were recorded. When the patient w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Unsal Sac R,Taşar MA,Bostancı İ,Şimşek Y,Bilge Dallar Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal sepsis remains one of the most important causes of death and co-morbidity in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. The aim of this study was to determine the current incidences of early-onset sepsis (EOS) and late-onset sepsis (LOS), the distribution of pathogens, and the impact of infection on co-morbidities...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SM,Chang M,Kim KS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current and primary treatment modality in overactive bladder includes the administration of anticholinergics. The demand for new agents has been rising since anticholinergics have proven to come with many side effects. This study was designed to investigate the effects of ylang-ylang essential oil (YYEO) on the relaxa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HJ,Yang HM,Kim DH,Kim HG,Jang WC,Lee YR

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a multi-functional cytokine involved in inflammation, repair and angiogenesis in asthmatic airway. This study aimed to evaluate the role of VEGF in immediate bronchoconstriction induced by TDI inhalation, and in chronic TDI-asthma patients. 11 newly diagnosed TDI-asthma pat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi JH,Suh YJ,Lee SK,Suh CH,Nahm DH,Park HS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoplastic lobectomy is a lung-saving procedure indicated for central tumors, for which the alternative is pneumonectomy. We compared operative mortality and complications between bronchoplastic lobectomy and pneumonectomy in lung cancer patients. From March 1993 through December 2005, 1,461 patients were surgical...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee ES,Park SI,Kim YH,Bae CH,Moon HW,Chun MS,Kim DK

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hepatomegaly is reported to occur occasionally in patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sjögren's syndrome (SS), autoimmune liver diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis, and autoimmune hepatitis in association with MCTD or SS have rarely been described. We report ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Min JK,Han NI,Kim JA,Lee YS,Cho CS,Kim HY

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective study was to verify and compare the strengths of various blood markers and fibrosis models in predicting significant liver fibrosis. One hundred fifty-eight patients with chronic liver disease who underwent liver biopsy were enrolled. The mean age was 41 yr and male patients accounted f...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HH,Seo YS,Um SH,Won NH,Yoo H,Jung ES,Kwon YD,Park S,Keum B,Kim YS,Yim HJ,Jeen YT,Chun HJ,Kim CD,Ryu HS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined use of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) and a bare metal stent (BMS) for the treatment of de novo non-small vessel coronary artery diseases (CAD) remains to be evaluated. We investigated the efficacy of a sequential treatment using a DEB together with a BMS implantation in comparison to a zotarolimus-eluting ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chae IH,Yoon CH,Park JJ,Oh IY,Suh JW,Cho YS,Youn TJ,Choi DJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (RLH) of the liver is a rare entity and has also been termed nodular lymphoid lesion or pseudolymphoma of the liver. We report a case of hepatic RLH exhibiting unusual histiocyte-rich histologic features in a 47-yr-old woman in conjunction with a renal cell carcinoma. A follow-up computed...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HS,Jang KY,Kim YK,Cho BH,Moon WS

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：: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