- Ultrasonography in Osteoarthritis
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Yoon CH
- KMID: 2268917
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):616-619.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.616
Ultrasonography (US) is a valuable imaging modality used to assess joint and periarticular abnormalities in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). US can detect articular cartilage damage, bony changes, joint effusion, synovitis,... -
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- Ultrasonographic Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Kang TY
- KMID: 2268916
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):609-615.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.609
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be evaluated with ultrasound using both gray scale and Doppler mode. Gray scale provides cross-sectional images of joints, whereas Doppler shows the vascularity of the proliferated... -
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- Ultrasonographic Findings in Peripheral Neuropathy
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Moon J, Kim SB
- KMID: 2268920
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):644-653.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.644
High-resolution ultrasound (US) of the peripheral nerves is now a standard mode of assessing neuromuscular disorders at some centers. Current standards for diagnosing peripheral neuropathies occasionally lack early sensitivity and... -
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- Ultrasound-guided Intra-Articular Injections
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Na KS
- KMID: 2268921
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):654-662.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.654
Ultrasonography (US) is being used increasingly to guide diagnostic and therapeutic musculoskeletal injections. Intra-articular injection is an important mainstay in the treatment of joint diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and... -
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- Obstructive Pneumonia due to Unknown Eosinophilic Mucoid Impaction of Bronchi: a Case Report
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Jung JW, Hwang KE, Sohn KC, Lim BH, Cho KH, Kim HR, Jeong ET
- KMID: 2268928
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):699-703.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.699
We report an unusual case of obstructive pneumonia due to an unknown eosinophilic mucoid impaction of the bronchi (MIB). A 54-year-old woman visited our hospital for investigation of abnormal shadows... -
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- Microscopic Colitis
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Ryu HS, Choi SC
- KMID: 2268922
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):663-671.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.663
Microscopic colitis (MC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease presenting with chronic watery diarrhea. Epidemiologic studies from Western countries have demonstrated that it is almost as common as other... -
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- Successful Treatment of BK Virus-Associated Hemorrhagic Cystitis in a Kidney Transplant Patient: a Case Report
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Park S, Lee GH, Park BS, Jin K, Park JH, Kang JD, Kim YW
- KMID: 2268929
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):704-708.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.704
Hemorrhagic cystitis is defined as diffuse mucosal inflammation of the urinary bladder that presents with gross hematuria. A variety of factors, including chemotherapeutic agents, radiation therapy and infection, can cause... -
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- Choroidal Metastasis from Colon Cancer Treated with Palliative Radiotherapy
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Huo SM, An HJ, Lee JE, Eum SH, Kim MY, Jang YN, Shim BY
- KMID: 2268933
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):723-727.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.723
Choroidal metastasis from colorectal cancer is very rare and has not been reported before in Korea. We report a case of eye hyperemia and discomfort in a patient with advanced... -
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- The Ultrasonographic Features of Periarticular Diseases
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Kim YS, Kim HS
- KMID: 2268918
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):620-631.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.620
Ultrasonography (US) is a cost effective diagnostic imaging tool suitable for routine clinical use. High frequency US is a well-established method for both the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory arthritis,... -
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- Ultrasonographic Assessment in Crystal-induced Arthritis
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Jung MY, Kim HR
- KMID: 2268919
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):632-643.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.632
The latest recommendations for the diagnosis and management of crystal-induced arthritis, such as gout and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition disease, recognize the diagnostic potential of musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS). MSUS... -
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- Churg-Strauss Syndrome Presenting with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
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Kang MH, Lee WS, Choi YJ, Oh YJ, Hwang JH, Yoo WH
- KMID: 2268936
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):738-741.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.738
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), known as eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, is a rare type of systemic vasculitis characterized by the presence of asthma, peripheral eosinophilia, and necrotizing vasculitis with eosinophilic infiltration... -
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- Understanding Acute Liver Failure: A Basic Overview of Definition and Treatment
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Ha Y, Lim YS
- KMID: 2268923
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):672-674.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.672
Acute liver failure is a rare but fatal condition characterized by rapid deterioration of liver function resulting in coagulopathy and altered mentation in patients without known liver disease. The three... -
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- Hormone Receptor-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Presented as Cancer from an Unknown Primary Site
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Kim HI, Lee KW, Yu ES, Kim HJ, Song JY, Jeon JH, Seo JH
- KMID: 2268934
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):728-732.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.728
A 37-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of cervical and axillary lymphadenopathy that developed after delivery. An axillary lymph node biopsy revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining indicated that... -
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- Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient without Immunosuppressants
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Bae SY, Kim JY, Oh HH, Choi SJ, Lee JH, Park M, Han SH
- KMID: 2268937
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):742-745.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.742
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection that generally occurs in patients with cell-mediated immune dysfunction and involves the central nervous system. Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in... -
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- Cardiac Tamponade and Pericarditis in Type B Intramural Hematoma: a Case Report
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Hwang N, Park JS, Cha KS, Kim EH, Han SY, Kang JS
- KMID: 2268927
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):695-698.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.695
We report the case of a patient with cardiac tamponade and pericarditis in type B intramural hematoma. A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department presenting with general weakness... -
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- Multiple Sclerosis in a Patient with Primary Sjogren Syndrome
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Hwang JH, Lee WS, Choi YJ, Oh YJ, Kang MH, Yoo WH
- KMID: 2268935
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):733-737.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.733
Sjogren syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder involving the exocrine glands, which often presents with salivary and tear gland dysfunction leading to dry mouth and eyes (sicca symptoms).... -
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- IgG4-related Disease Controlled by a Low-dose Steroid and Mycophenolic Acid
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Kim JE, Cha JJ, Kim SW, Hong YA, Ko GJ, Kwon YJ
- KMID: 2268926
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):690-694.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.690
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a group of fibro-inflammatory diseases affecting multiple organ systems, pathologically characterized by tissue infiltration with abundant IgG4-positive cells. We here report a case of IgG4-RD that... -
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- A Case of Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma Mimicking Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Park CK, Lee JC, Kang SW, Shim SC, Yun HJ, Kim JM, Yoo IS
- KMID: 2268938
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):746-751.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.746
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and that progresses rapidly and is usually fatal. Because it usually presents with nonspecific symptoms, such as... -
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- Successful Treatment with Low-dose Rituximab in a Patient with Plasma Exchange-refractory Idiopathic Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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Song KH, Hong J, Hwang H, Kang E, Park J, Ahn JY, Lee JH
- KMID: 2268930
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):709-713.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.709
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a clinical syndrome characterized by micro-angiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, renal disorders, and neurological manifestations. Its clinical course is rapid and the mortality rate is... -
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- A Case of Toxocariasis in a Patient with Cecal Cancer Mimicking Hepatic Metastasis
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Kim JY, Seo HW, Ki MS, Jung SY, Kim JW, Choi YD, Bae WK
- KMID: 2268931
- Korean J Med.
- 2015 Dec;89(6):714-718.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.714
Toxocariasis is a common helminth infection and the most common cause of peripheral blood eosinophilia. The clinical presentation of liver toxocariasis is often confused with primary or metastatic hepatic tumors.... -
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