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Gastroenterology / Review
Novel treatments for inflammatory bowel disease
Hyo Sun Lee, Soo-Kyung Park, Dong Il Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):20-27. Published online December 11, 2017
Increased understanding of the immunopathology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has led to the development of targeted therapies and has unlocked a new era in IBD treatment. The development of treatment options aimed at a variety of pathological mechanisms offers new hope for customized therapies..
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Rheumatology / Original Article
Ileocolonoscopic findings in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a single center retrospective
study
Soo Min Ahn, Yong-Gil Kim, Seung-Hyeon Bae, Doo-Ho Lim, Seokchan Hong, Sang Hyoung Park, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):916-922. Published online August 11, 2017
Background/Aims: In some Western countries, up to 50% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have subclinical gut inflammation. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and severity of gut inflammation and to determine clinical factors associated with colonic inflammation in Korean ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Identification of distinctive clinical significance in hospitalized patients with endoscopic duodenal mucosal lesions
Yeji Han, Hye-Kyung Jung, Ji Young Chang, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Joo-Young Kim, Ji-Yun Bae, Sae-In Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Sanghui Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):827-835. Published online August 21, 2017
Background/Aims: Duodenitis is not infrequent finding in patient undergoing endoscopy. However, hospitalized patients have a higher incidence of secondary duodenal mucosal lesions that might be related with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, tuberculosis, immunologic ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Investigation of pulmonary involvement in inflammatory bowel disease in an experimental
model of colitis
Bunyamin Aydin, Yıldıran Songur, Necla Songur, Oğuzhan Aksu, Altug Senol, I. Metin Ciris, Recep Sutcu
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):853-859. Published online August 19, 2016
Background/Aims: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may also involve various extra-intestinal organs. Clinical studies have found asymptomatic/symptomatic pulmonary involvement in 1% to 6% of patients with IBD. The present study histopathologically investigated pulmonary involvement in an experimental..
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Gastroenterology / Review
Diet, microbiota, and inflammatory bowel disease: lessons from Japanese foods
Takanori Kanai, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Makoto Naganuma, Atsushi Hayashi, Tadakazu Hisamatsu
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(4):409-415. Published online June 27, 2014
The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) including ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease are rapidly increasing in Western countries and in developed Asian countries. Although biologic agents targeting the immune system have been effective in patients with IBD, cessation of ..
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Case Report
A case of hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient with fulminant ulcerative colitis superinfected by cytomegalovirus
Jun Il Mun, Sung Jae Shin, Byung Hyun Yu, Jee Hoon Koo, Dong Hoon Kim, Ki Myoung Lee, Kwang Jae Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):352-355. Published online May 1, 2013
Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is an uncommon hematological disorder that manifests as fever, splenomegaly, and jaundice, with hemophagocytosis in the bone marrow and other tissues pathologically. Secondary HPS is associated with malignancy and infection, especially viral infection. The prevalence..
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