- Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Pituitary Cushing's Disease
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Kang CI, Kim SH, Kim HB, Oh MD, Kim SY, Choe KW
- KMID: 759662
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):199-201.
Disseminated cryptococcosis mainly occurs in patients with cell-mediated immunity disorders. A case of disseminated cryptococcosis, in a patient with pituitary Cushing's disease, is reported. Cultures of blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)... -
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- Quinupristin/Dalfopristin-induced Sweet's Syndrome
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Choi HS, Kim HJ, Lee TH, Lee SH, Lee TW, Ihm CG, Kim MJ
- KMID: 759659
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):187-190.
Quinupristin/Dalfopristin is a new combination of streptogramin antibiotics designed specifically to treat clinically significant infections due to Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Faecium. Sweet's syndrome is characterized by painful skin plaques, which is... -
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- A Case of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
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Kim SJ, Seo JH, Lee SW, Han E, Lee ES, Cha SH, Seo BK
- KMID: 759663
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):202-205.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is characterized by cutaneous neurofibromas and pigmented lesions of the skin called cafe au lait spots. Although neurofibromatosis type 1 represents a major risk factor for the... -
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- Effects of Gender and Menstrual Cycle on Colonic Transit Time in Healthy Subjects
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Jung HK, Kim DY, Moon IH
- KMID: 759658
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):181-186.
BACKGROUND: Measuring colonic transit time (CTT) by the radio-opaque marker method is simple, widely available and important for the diagnosis of slow transit constipation. Moreover, the effects of gender and... -
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- Rapidly Progressing Budd-Chiari Syndrome Complicated by Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Jang JW, Yoon SK, Bae SH, Choi JY, Chung KW, Sun HS
- KMID: 759660
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):191-195.
Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a disorder caused by occlusion of the hepatic vein or inferior vena cava. The clinical presentation include abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, ascites, leg edema, collateral venous dilatation... -
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- Dermatomyositis Developing in the first Trimester of Pregnancy
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Park IW, Suh YJ, Han JH, Shin YS, Choi JH, Park HS, Suh CH
- KMID: 759661
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):196-198.
Dermatomyositis in pregnancy is rare. Pregnancy may be a precipitating factor at the onset or may develop during the course of dermatomyositis, which would exacerbate disease activity. In this study,... -
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- Changes of Plasma Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist, Interleukin-8 and other Serologic Markers during Chemotherapy in Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Lee JH, Chang JH
- KMID: 759652
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):138-145.
BACKGROUND: The human immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is mediated by macrophages and T-lymphocytes. The alveolar macrophage phagocyting mycobacterium produces interleukin (IL) -1 as an inflammatory mediator, and IL-8 as... -
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- A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing the Effects of Somatostatin and Vasopressin for Control of Acute Variceal Bleeding in the Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
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Lee HY, Lee HJ, Lee SM, Kim JH, Kweon SW, Lee BS, Kim NJ
- KMID: 759655
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):161-166.
BACKGROUND: Acute variceal bleeding is a serious complication of liver cirrhosis, which has an attendant mortality of approximately 60% over two years, and a variety of treatments, such as balloon... -
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- Effect of Chronic Alcohol Ingestion on Bone Mineral Density in Males without Liver Cirrhosis
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Kim MJ, Shim MS, Kim MK, Lee Y, Shin YG, Chung CH, Kwon SO
- KMID: 759657
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):174-180.
BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis in men is an important public health problem. Because of the tendency of the numbers of the elderly population to increase, and age-specific incidence of fractures, it is... -
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- Thyroid Dysfunction and Their Relation to Cardiovascular Risk Factors such as Lipid Profile, hsCRP, and Waist Hip Ratio in Korea
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Jung CH, Sung KC, Shin HS, Rhee EJ, Lee WY, Kim BS, Kang JH, Kim H, Kim SW, Lee MH, Park JR, Kim SW
- KMID: 759653
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):146-153.
BACKGROUND: Thyroid abnormalities affect a considerable portion of the population, and overt hypothyroidism is associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease and adverse changes in blood lipids. Subclinical hypothyroidism... -
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- An Elevated Value of C-Reactive Protein is the Only Predictive Factor of Restenosis after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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Jeong WK, Jeong MH, Kim KH, Lee SR, Park OY, Yum JH, Kim JH, Kim W, Rhew JY, Ahn YK, Cho JG, Ahn BH, Suh SP, Park JC, Kim SH, Kang JC
- KMID: 759654
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):154-160.
BACKGROUND: The current techniques for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) remain limited by restenosis. Recent studies have provided evidence of inflammation playing a role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. METHODS:... -
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- The use of Low Molecular Weight Heparin to Predict Clinical Outcome in Patients with Unstable Angina That Had Undergone Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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Hong YJ, Jeong MH, Lee SH, Park OY, Kim JH, Kim W, Rhew JY, Ahn YK, Cho JG, Park JC, Suh SP, Ahn BH, Kim SH, Kang JC
- KMID: 759656
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):167-173.
BACKGROUND: Antithrombotic therapy with heparin reduces the rate of ischemic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Low-molecular-weight heparin, given subcutaneously twice daily, has a more predictable anticoagulant effect than... -
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- Long-Term Clinical Benefits of a Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Blocker, Abciximab (ReoPro (R) ), in High-Risk Diabetic Patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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Sim DS, Jeong MH, Kim W, Rhew JY, Yum JH, Kim JH, Cho JG, Ahn YK, Park JC, Ahn BH, Kim SH, Kang JC
- KMID: 759651
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2003 Sep;18(3):129-137.
BACKGROUND: High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are associated with a high complication rate, a low procedural success rate and a high restenosis rate, especially in diabetics. We sought to determine... -
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