Volume 35 Issue 2

Reviews Pulmonology Recent advances in diagnostic technologies in lung cancer

Hye Jung Park, Sang Hoon Lee, Yoon Soo Chang

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):257-268.

Latent tuberculosis infection: recent progress and challenges in South Korea

Doosoo Jeon

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):269-275.

Role of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chin Kook Rhee, Deog Kyeom Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):276-283.

Nephrology Continuous renal replacement therapy in elderly with acute kidney injury

Kristianne Rachel P. Medina-Liabres, Sejoong Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):284-294.

Editorials A different detection method reveals a new role of alanine aminotransferase as an indicator of liver fibrosis

Pil Soo Sung

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):295-297.

Successful transition to the QFT-PLUS assay, but more is needed for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection

Eun Hye Lee, Young Ae Kang

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):298-299.

Original Articles Gastroenterology Outcomes and clinical relevance of stool multiplex bacterial polymerase chain reaction in patients with acute diarrhea: single center experience

Won Gun Kwack, Yun Jeong Lim, Ki Hwan Kwon, Jae Woo Chung, Jin Young Oh

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):300-309.

17β-Estradiol reduces inflammation and modulates antioxidant enzymes in colonic epithelial cells

Hee Jin Son, Nayoung Kim, Chin-Hee Song, Sun Min Lee, Ha-Na Lee, Young-Joon Surh

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):310-319.

Immunological measurement of aspartate/alanine aminotransferase in predicting liver fibrosis and inflammation

Hyun Jeong Kim, Sang Yeol Kim, Suk Pyo Shin, Young Joo Yang, Chang Seok Bang, Gwang Ho Baik, Dong Joon Kim, Young Lim Ham, Eui Yul Choi, Ki Tae Suk

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):320-330.

Comparison of procedural sequence in same-day bidirectional endoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Geun Joo Choi, Hyoung-Chul Oh, Hee-Kyeong Seong, Jeong Wook Kim, Jin Soo Ko, Hyun Kang

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):331-341.

Cardiology Early efficacy and safety of statin therapy in Korean patients with hypercholesterolemia: Daegu and Gyeongbuk Statin Registry

Han Joon Bae, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyoung-Seob Park, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyungseop Kim, Seongwook Han, Seung-Ho Hur, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim, Jae-Kean Ryu, Deug Young Nah, Chang-Wook Nam

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):342-350.

Clinical profiles of patients with surgically resected pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma

Sun Hwa Lee, Jae-Hyeong Park, Ja-Yeon Lee, Sang-Rok Lee, Kyoung-Suk Rhee, Jei-Keon Chae, Won-Ho Kim, Ji-Young Sul, Jin Kyung Oh, Hee-Jin Kwon, Jae-Hwan Lee, In-Whan Seong

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):351-359.

Differential clinical manifestations and clinical outcome of cancer-related pulmonary embolism

Min Sun Kim, Haseong Chang, Su Yeon Lee, Sun Hye Shin, HyeYun Park, Sung-A Chang, Taek Kyu Park, Duk-Kyung Kim, Eun Kyoung Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):360-368.

Effects of cigarette smoking on blood lipids in Korean men: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort

Soo Kyoung Kim, Hyeon Chang Kim, Jee-Seon Shim, Dae Jung Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):369-382.

Pulmonology QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS versus QuantiFERON- TB Gold In-Tube test for diagnosing tuberculosis infection

Soo Han Kim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Tae Sun Shim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):383-391.

Endocrinology-metabolism Association between urinary sodium levels and iodine status in Korea

Jonghwa Ahn, Jang Ho Lee, Jiwoo Lee, Ji Yeon Baek, Eyun Song, Hye-Seon Oh, Mijin Kim, Suyeon Park, Min Ji Jeon, Tae Yong Kim, Won Bae Kim, Young Kee Shong, Won Gu Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):392-399.

Nephrology Assessment of nephrotoxicity of herbal medicine containing aristolochic acid in mice

Yi Quan, Long Jin, Kang Luo, Jian Jin, Sun Woo Lim, Yoo Jin Shin, Eun Jeong Ko, Byung Ha Chung, Chul Woo Yang

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):400-407.

Hemato-oncology Prognostic implications of stromal hyaluronic acid protein expression in resected oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancers

Der Sheng Sun, Hye Sung Won, Soon Auck Hong, Ji Hyung Hong, Heejoon Jo, Heejin Lee, Okran Kim, Myung Ah Lee, Yoon Ho Ko

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):408-420.

Metabolic comorbidities and medical institution utilization among breast cancer survivors: a national population-based study

Jaesung Heo, Mison Chun, Young-Taek Oh, O Kyu Noh, Logyoung Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):421-428.

Clinical impact of anti-thymocyte globulin on survival and graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing human leukocyte antigen mismatched allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Taeyun Kim, Yunsuk Choi, Je-Hwan Lee, Silvia Park, Jae-Sook Ahn, Joon-Ho Moon, Ho-Jin Shin, Won Sik Lee, Dajung Kim, Ho Sup Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):429-437.

Infectious diseases Diagnostic usefulness of the cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific T cell-based assay for predicting CMV infection after kidney transplant

Taeeun Kim, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Sun-Mi Kim, Joo Hee Jung, Sung Shin, Young-Hoon Kim, Heungsup Sung, Yong Pil Chong, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Sung-Han Kim, Duck Jong Han

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):438-448.

Allergy Association between primary immunodeficiency and asthma exacerbation in adult asthmatics

So-Hee Lee, Ga-Young Ban, Su-Chin Kim, Chang-Gyu Chung, Hyun-Young Lee, Ji-Ho Lee, Hae-Sim Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):449-456.

Rheumatology Mutation of ten-eleven translocation-2 is associated with increased risk of autoimmune disease in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

Yoon-Jeong Oh, Dong-Yeop Shin, Sang Mee Hwang, Sung-Min Kim, Kyongok Im, Hee Sue Park, Jung-Ah Kim, Yeong Wook Song, Ana Márquez, Javier Martín, Dong-Soon Lee, Jin Kyun Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):457-464.

Effect of biologics in the level of cytokines in the synovial fluid of patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Bon San Koo, Sungsin Jo, Eunji Kwon, Ji Hui Shin, Jin-Wuk Hur, Tae-Hwan Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):465-473.

Correspondences Comment on “Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in Korean: clinicoradiologic features and long term follow-up”

Hua-Ching Chang, Chih-Wei Sung, Pai-Chien Chou

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):474-475.

Response to comment on “Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in Korean: clinicoradiologic features and long term follow-up”

Joo Hee Lee, Min Joo Jeon, Joon Seon Song, Eun Jin Chae, Jin-Ho Choi, Gu-Hwan Kim, Jin Woo Song

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):476-477.

Images of interest Primary pancreatic small cell carcinoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy

Seung Yong Park, Keum Ha Choi, Hyung Ku Chon

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):478-479.

A rare case of an enlarged celiac lymph node diagnosed as an epidermal inclusion cyst

Sung Bum Kim, Kook Hyun Kim, Tae Nyeun Kim, Chan Woo Cho, Joon Hyuk Choi

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):480-481.

A case of inverted cystic tubulovillous adenoma of the duodenum

Hyung Ku Chon, Hee Chan Yang, Keum Ha Choi, Tae Hyeon Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):482-483.

Recurrent intra-abdominal arterial bleedings after severe cough

Jee-min Kim, Deog Kyeom Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):484-485.