- Emm Typing of Invasive Infections Caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae
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Hu JY, Kim EH, Lee HW, Cha SA, Choi JY, Kim YJ, Kim SI
- KMID: 2269209
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):630-635.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.630
Recently, invasive infections with the human pathogen Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspeciesequisimilis (SDSE) have increased around the globe. Typing of the emm gene of SDSE, which encodes a virulence factor (M protein),... -
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- A Case of Ticagrelor Rescue Therapy in a Patient with Subacute Stent Thrombosis
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Ko JK, Kim JS, Chung SJ, Kim SJ, Kim BS, Kim YS, Shin JH
- KMID: 2269203
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):598-602.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.598
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a rare but catastrophic complication of a drug-eluting stent. Although dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel significantly reduces the occurrence of ST, it continues to... -
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- Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients with Colorectal Cancer
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Han HS
- KMID: 2269192
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):530-536.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.530
Colorectal cancer (CRC) affects largely elderly populations. However, older patients with CRC are generally excluded from randomized clinical trials, and the healthy subjects who are recruited are not representative of... -
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- A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Pseudoaneurysm Formation Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae
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Jung JH, Kim HL, Kim HM, Lee HS, Kim CH, Choi HM, Zo JH
- KMID: 2269201
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):589-592.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.589
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae (H. parainfluenzae) is very rare. Here, we report a case of H. parainfluenzae PVE that developed following the Bentall procedure complicated by... -
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- A Case of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura associated with Clopidogrel in a Patient with Acute Cerebral Infarction
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Park J, Lee Y, Park H, Min J, Ko Y, Kim YO
- KMID: 2269206
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):615-618.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.615
Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet agent prescribed widely to prevent stent thrombosis after coronary or peripheral vascular interventions and for stroke prophylaxis. The side effects of this drug include gastrointestinal symptoms,... -
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- A Case of Lupus Pneumonitis Therapy in a Patient with Acute Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Jung SY, Park HS, Kang SM, Lee SH, Park PK, Jung KH, Oh JM
- KMID: 2269211
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):642-646.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.642
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a connective tissue disease with multiple organ involvement due to atypical creation of an antibody to an intracellular component. Although it can directly invade respiratory organs,... -
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- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting as Intussusception in Adults
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Chon N, Kim W, Park SY, Kim KH
- KMID: 2269200
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):585-588.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.585
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is characterized by persistent eosinophilia associated with damage to multiple organs. Although the diagnostic criteria for HES include sustained hypereosinophilia for at least 6 months, early initiation... -
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- Observational Cohort Studies in Rheumatic Diseases
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Cho SK, Kim D, Sung YK
- KMID: 2269195
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):548-556.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.548
Rheumatic diseases are diverse groups characterized by a variety of clinical manifestations and disease courses in each patient. The best way to understand the course and prognosis of these patients... -
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- Glucocorticoid Triggers an Attack of Periodic Hypokalemic Paralysis during Treatment for Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
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Ha KS, Park YJ, Park SS, Lee JY, Kim JH, Jang I, Byun JH
- KMID: 2269208
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):625-629.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.625
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare disorder characterized by sudden onset of weakness and low serum potassium levels. We report a case provoked by combination chemotherapy including prednisolone. A 23-yr-man,... -
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- Polycythemia Vera Presenting with Generalized Chorea: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Kim SW, Yu HM, Lee YJ, Kim HJ, Hur M, Lee HG
- KMID: 2269207
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):619-624.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.619
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by erythrocytosis. Clinical symptoms can range in severity from headache and tinnitus to thrombohemorrhagic complications. Neurologic symptoms are common at the onset... -
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- Preventing Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B virus
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Choe WH, Lee JS
- KMID: 2269196
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):557-564.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.557
Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the main source of chronic infection in Korea, an HBV-endemic area, and chronically infected people are at high risk of developing liver... -
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- Anti-Cancer Therapy of Advanced Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients
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Min YJ
- KMID: 2269193
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):537-541.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.537
Lung cancer is not only the most common cancer of the elderly but is also the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in Korea. Therefore, the elderly form a large subgroup... -
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- A Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with Bacteremia and Psoas Abscess Caused by Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae
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Kim T, Hong SI, Yun JH, Park SY, Woo CY, Sung H, Choi SH
- KMID: 2269210
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):636-641.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.636
Vertebral osteomyelitis is primarily seen in middle-aged individuals, with a mean age of presentation of ~60 years. Recent trends suggest an increase in the incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis due to... -
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- A Case of Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma
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Yi Y, Ryu H, Park JI, Lee JP, Lim CS, Moon KC, Oh YK
- KMID: 2269205
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):609-614.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.609
Secondary rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) can be caused by many diseases and conditions, including vasculitis, systemic rheumatic diseases, infections, drugs and malignancies. Among the secondary RPGNs, malignancy-associated RPGN is extremely... -
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- Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients
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Kim MJ, Park SR
- KMID: 2269190
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):521-529.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.521
Cancer, including gastric cancer, occurs predominantly in older patients. Although there is no single internationally accepted standard chemotherapy regimen for unresectable or metastatic gastric cancer (MGC), doublet combination chemotherapy using... -
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- A Case of Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis Caused by Branch Duct Type IPMN and Ampulla of Vater Adenoma with High Grade Dysplasia
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Oh CK, Yoo KD, Choi HS, Lee KN, Koo GW, Lee S, Jang KS
- KMID: 2269199
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):579-584.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.579
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease that can extend to extra-pancreatic tissues and distant organs. Detecting the underlying cause is important because it helps provide an appropriate treatment plan and... -
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- Case of Successful Radiofrequency Ablation of Multiple Bilateral Renal Cell Carcinomas in von Hippel-Lindau Disease
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Moon SY, Kim DH, Jung EH, Park SY, Park MK, Kim DK, Suh S
- KMID: 2269204
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):603-608.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.603
Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an inherited, autosomal dominant syndrome that manifests as a variety of benign and malignant tumors in various organs. Notably, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in patients... -
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- A Case of Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Patient with Advanced Gastric Cancer
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Jun JE, Kim JH, Ryu DH, Lee JE, Jeong HJ, Yang JH
- KMID: 2269202
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):593-597.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.593
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare and fatal cancer-related pulmonary complication leading to severe pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and death. Few cases of PTTM have been diagnosed... -
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- Clinical Experience with Buttonhole Needling in a Single Hemodialysis Center
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Choi SJ, Cho EH, Lee SH, Oh HR, Kim JH, Park MY, Kim JK, Hwang SD
- KMID: 2269198
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):574-578.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.574
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The buttonhole technique, in which needle insertion during cannulation is always into the same site, confers advantages including ease of cannulation, ease of achieving hemostasis, and reduced pain compared... -
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- Systemic Treatment of Older Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer
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Yoh KA, Kim JH
- KMID: 2269194
- Korean J Med.
- 2014 Nov;87(5):542-547.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.542
Due to its increasing incidence and longer life expectancy, more patients are being diagnosed with breast cancer at older ages. There are very limited data on the optimum management of... -
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