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Rheumatology / Review
From Sjögren syndrome to Sjögren disease: rethinking classification and diagnostic complexity
Jennifer Jooha Lee, Howook Jeon, Hyun-Sook Kim, Hae-Rim Kim, Seung-Ki Kwok, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Jisoo Lee, Shin-Seok Lee, Sung-Hwan Park, Yun Jong Lee; on behalf of the Korean Society of Sjogren Disease Research (KCR-SjD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(4):620-635. Published online July 1, 2026
Sjögren syndrome (SS), traditionally regarded as a sicca-predominant condition, is now recognized as a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by type I interferon activation, B-cell hyperactivity, and periepithelial lymphocytic infiltration. This conceptual shift has prompted changes in terminology, wit..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Drug retention of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis
Bong-Woo Lee, Jennifer Jooha Lee, Wan-Uk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(5):833-844. Published online May 27, 2024
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the short- and long-term retention rates of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: This study was conducted with 1,538 treatment cou..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Characteristics of patients with psoriatic arthritis in Korea: focusing on axial involvement
Hanna Park, Ji Hyun Lee, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park, Jennifer Jooha Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):184-193. Published online December 8, 2023
Background/Aims: We aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Korean patients focusing on PsA with axial involvement.
Methods: A retrospective medical chart review was performed to identify PsA patients at a single tertiary center. Cases of AS patients with psori..
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Rheumatology / Guideline
Korean guidelines for the management of gout
Jennifer Jooha Lee, Ji Soo Lee, Min Kyung Chung, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyo-Jin Choi, Seung-Jae Hong, Chong-Hyeon Yoon, Su-Hyun Kim, Kyung-Hwan Jeong, Jong-Woo Kim, Bo-Yeon Kim, Jin-Ho Shin, Woo Gyu Kim, Soo-Young Kim, Hyun-Jung Kim, Jeong-Soo Song, Jae-Bum Jun, Hyun-Ah Park, Shung Chull Chae, Bum Soon Choi, Tae Nyun Kim, Hyun Ah Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):641-650. Published online August 28, 2023
Gout is the most common form of arthritis, with the prevalence increasing worldwide. The present treatment guidelines provide recommendations for the appropriate treatment of acute gout, management during the inter-critical period, and prevention of chronic complications. The guidelines were develop..
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