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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
Increased risk of dementia in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Kyung-Ann Lee, Hyeji Jeon, Hyun-Sook Kim, Kyomin Choi, Gi Hyeon Seo
Korean J Intern Med. 2025;40(2):330-338. Published online February 21, 2025
Background/Aims: This nationwide cohort study aimed to evaluate (1) whether primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) can contribute to the development of dementia and (2) whether the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can decrease the incidence of dementia in patients with pSS using the Health Insurance Revi..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Clinical influences of anticentromere antibody on primary Sjögren’s syndrome in a prospective Korean cohort
Youngjae Park, Jennifer Lee, Jung Hee Koh, Jung Yoon Choe, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Shin-Seok Lee, Ji-Min Kim, Sung-Hwan Park, Seung-Ki Kwok
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1492-1503. Published online August 24, 2020
Background/Aims: This study was performed to clarify inf luences of anticentromere antibody (ACA) on clinical phenotypes of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) patients in Korea. Methods: We assessed 318 patients who met the 2016 American College of Rheumatology/ European League Against Rheumatism cla..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Autonomic dysfunction in primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a prospective cohort analysis of 154 Korean patients
Jung Hee Koh, Seung-Ki Kwok, Jennifer Lee, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(1):165-173. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: To determine the prevalence of autonomic dysfunction among Korean patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) and its associations with the clinical features of pSS. Methods: We analyzed 154 participants from the Korean Initiative of primary Sjogren’s Syndrome (KISS) as a pros..
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Letter to the editor
Successful treatment of sensorineural hearing loss in Sjögren’s syndrome with corticosteroid
Ki-Sik Kim, Hyun-Sook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):612-615. Published online April 8, 2016
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