Rheumatology / Original Article Impact of socioeconomic status on biologics utilization in rheumatoid arthritis: revealing inequalities and healthcare efficiency Hye Won Kim, Yeon Ju Lee, You-Jung Ha, Eun Bong Lee, Yun Jong Lee, Eun Ha Kang Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(4):668-679.   Published online February 29, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.276              Web of Science 3    Crossref 1                      Background/Aims: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate biologics treatment disparities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients based on socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: Data from the KOrean Observational Study Network for Arthritis (KORONA) database were analyzed to assess various facto..

Rheumatology / Editorial Inequalities in biologics utilization for rheumatoid arthritis according to socioeconomic status Oh Chan Kwon, Min-Chan Park Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(4):545-546.   Published online July 1, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2024.207

Rheumatology / Image of interest From pinprick to peril: digital ischemia and necrosis of fingertips induced by routine capillary glucose testing Wan-Hee Yoo, Yunjung Choi Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):541-542.   Published online January 26, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.370

Rheumatology / Original Article Overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis according to 2022 ACR/EULAR criteria Jang Woo Ha, Jung Yoon Pyo, Sung Soo Ahn, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):524-536.   Published online January 29, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.189                      Background/Aims: This study applied the 2022 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) criteria for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) to patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and investigated the frequency ..

Rheumatology / Original Article Predictors of renal relapse in Koreans with lupus nephritis after achieving complete response: a 35-years of experience at a single center Howook Jeon, Jennifer Lee, Su-Jin Moon, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):347-359.   Published online January 22, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.255                 Background/Aims: Renal relapse has known to be a poor prognostic factor in patients with lupus nephritis (LN), but there were few studies that identified the risk factors of renal relapse in real world. We conducted this study based on 35-years of experience at a single center to find out predictors..

Rheumatology / Original Article Effect of belimumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with low dose or no corticosteroids Yeo-Jin Lee, Soo Min Ahn, Seokchan Hong, Ji-Seon Oh, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo, Yong-Gil Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):338-346.   Published online November 30, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.229              Web of Science 2    Crossref 2                 Background/Aims: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) responder index (SRI)-4 response has been achieved with belimumab treatment in patients with moderate disease activity in cornerstone clinical trials and following studies. However, most studies involved patients treated with a mean prednisolone-eq..

Rheumatology / Corrigendum Korean treatment recommendations for patients with axial spondyloarthritis Mi Ryoung Seo, Jina Yeo, Jun Won Park, Yeon-Ah Lee, Ju Ho Lee, Eun Ha Kang, Seon Mi Ji, Seong-Ryul Kwon, Seong-Kyu Kim, Tae-Jong Kim, Tae-Hwan Kim, Hye Won Kim, Min-Chan Park, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hoon Lee, Eun Young Lee, Hoon Suk Cha, Seung Cheol Shim, Youngim Yoon, Seung Ho Lee, Jun Hong Lim, Han Joo Baek; on behalf of the Korean Society of Spondyloarthritis Research Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):200-200.   Published online November 10, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.194.e1              Web of Science 2    Crossref 3 Corrects: Korean J Intern Med 2023 9; 38(5): 620

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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.044              Web of Science 3    Crossref 3                 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..

Rheumatology / Original Article Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Hyemin Kim, Soyoung Lee, Ji-Won Kim, Ju-Yang Jung, Chang-Hee Suh, Hyoun-Ah Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):172-183.   Published online November 30, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.193                      Background/Aims: This study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of patients with concurrent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and suspected non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections as well as determine their prognostic factors. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 91..

Rheumatology / Image of interest Rice body due to lupus Zishan Lin, Xiaohong Zhang, Caiming Chen, Yanfang Xu Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):947-948.   Published online June 20, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.103

Rheumatology / Original Article Association between knee osteoarthritis and mortality: a serial propensity score-matched cohort study Minkyung Oh, Mi-Yeong Kim, Min Wook So, Doo-Ho Lim, Su Jin Choi, Jae Ha Lee, Minyoung Her, Seong-Ho Kim, Sunggun Lee Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):923-933.   Published online November 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.222              Web of Science 4    Crossref 4                      Background/Aims: The association between symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) and higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is established; however, findings from studies that utilized regression analysis were limited, attributed to the strong association between OA and metabolic risk factors. Th..

Rheumatology / Original Article Inflammation is responsible for systemic bone loss in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab Mie Jin Lim, Kyong-Hee Jung, Seong-Ryul Kwon, Won Park Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):912-922.   Published online October 23, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.080                 Background/Aims: We investigated the effect of rituximab on systemic bone metabolism in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Twenty seropositive patients with RA were enrolled and administered one cycle of rituximab. If RA became active for > 6 months after the first ritux..

Rheumatology / Original Article Nailfold capillaroscopy findings of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features Sang-Heon Lee, Hong Ki Min, Se-Hee Kim, Young Whan Kim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Hee Joung Kim, In Ae Kim, Hae-Rim Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):903-911.   Published online July 25, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.358              Web of Science 5    Crossref 4                 Background/Aims: We evaluated nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) and compared it with that of patients with connective tissue disease-interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). Methods: Patients with newly di..

Rheumatology / Original Article Long-term renal outcomes of patients with non-proliferative lupus nephritis Eun-Song Kang, Soo Min Ahn, Ji Seon Oh, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo, Seokchan Hong Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):769-776.   Published online August 7, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.339              Web of Science 5    Crossref 6                      Background/Aims: Although non-proliferative lupus nephritis (LN) (class I, II or V) has been considered as a less severe type of LN, data on long-term renal prognosis are limited. We investigated the long-term outcomes and prognostic factors in non-proliferative LN. Methods: We retrospectively revi..

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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.206              Crossref 3                      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..

Rheumatology / Guideline Korean treatment recommendations for patients with axial spondyloarthritis [corrected-article] Mi Ryoung Seo, Jina Yeo, Jun Won Park, Yeon-Ah Lee, Ju Ho Lee, Eun Ha Kang, Seon Mi Ji, Seong-Ryul Kwon, Seong-Kyu Kim, Tae-Jong Kim, Tae-Hwan Kim, Hye Won Kim, Min-Chan Park, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hoon Lee, Eun Young Lee, Hoon Suk Cha, Seung Cheol Shim, Youngim Yoon, Seung Ho Lee, Jun Hong Lim, Han Joo Baek; on behalf of the Korean Society of Spondyloarthritis Research Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):620-640.   Published online July 24, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.194              Web of Science 3    Crossref 2 Correction in: Korean J Intern Med 2024 1; 39(1): 200                      We aimed to develop evidence-based recommendations for treating axial spondylarthritis (axSpA) in Korea. The development committee was constructed, key clinical questions were determined, and the evidence was searched through online databases including MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, KoreaMed, and Kmbase..

Rheumatology / Editorial The underestimated significance of nonproliferative lupus nephritis Seung-Ki Kwok Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):581-582.   Published online September 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.330

Rheumatology / Original Article Comparative effectiveness of JAK inhibitors and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Soo-Kyung Cho, Hyoungyoung Kim, Yeo-Jin Song, Hye Won Kim, Eunwoo Nam, Shin-Seok Lee, Hye-Soon Lee, Sung-Hoon Park, Yeon-Ah Lee, Min-Chan Park, Sung Hae Chang, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Seung-Ki Kwok, Hae-Rim Kim, Hyun-Sook Kim, Bo Young Yoon, Wan-Sik Uhm, Yong-Gil Kim, Jae Hoon Kim, Jisoo Lee, Jeongim Choi, Yoon-Kyoung Sung Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):546-556.   Published online June 20, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.369              Web of Science 4    Crossref 3                      Background/Aims: We aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) vs. biologic disease- modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD) in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response to conventional synthetic DMARDs. Methods: A quasi-exper..

Rheumatology / Original Article A retrospective observational study of the appropriate starting dose of febuxostat in patients with gout Joondon Lee, Jinseok Kim, Byeongzu Ghang, Wooseong Jeong Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):427-433.   Published online November 3, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.190              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                 Background/Aims: The occurrence of gout attacks at the start of uric acid lowering treatment worsens compliance. We aimed to determine the appropriate dose of febuxostat to reduce the occurrence of gout attacks during the initial treatment period. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of ..

Rheumatology / Original Article Incidence of rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea Soo Min Ahn, Seongho Eun, Sunghwan Ji, Seokchan Hong, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo, Ji Seon Oh, Yong-Gil Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):248-253.   Published online January 17, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.135              Web of Science 13    Crossref 15                 Background/Aims: The recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with changes in the epidemiology of not only infectious diseases but also several non-infectious conditions. This study investigated changes in the recorded incidence of various rheumatic diseases during the..