Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

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Bilateral leg pain and swelling with abnormal imaging findings in a patient with voriconazole	53
Incidence and risk factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis in Korean patients with cancer	47
Public interest in the digital transformation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and perception of its future impact	42
Clinical impact of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen on therapeutic strategy and efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma patients with malignant pleural effusion	40
Clinical outcomes of and risk factors for secondary infection in patients with severe COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study in South Korea	37
Disseminated tuberculosis without pulmonary involvement mimicking multiple bone metastases	37
Assessment and nonsurgical management of low back pain: a narrative review	31
Current perspectives on sarcopenia: diagnosis and therapeutic approaches	31
Clinical and epidemiological implications of the data on the Korean clinical hypertension cohort	30
Decompensated cirrhosis and antibiotic prophylaxis: striking a delicate balance	29
Timing and predictors of death during treatment in patients with multidrug/rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in South Korea	26
Sex-specific impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the incidence of metabolic syndrome: a comparative study of 2018–2019 and 2020–2021	22
Clinical features of NAAT-positive, toxin-negative Clostridioides difficile infections in South Korea	21
Impaired aldosterone response to potassium and hyperkalemia in patients receiving a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor	21
Long-term clinical outcome and risk stratification across stages of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in a nationwide cohort	20
Treatment satisfaction and its determinants in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus	18
Low-dose non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation	18
Microbiologic pattern and clinical outcome of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia: Korean HAP registry analysis	16
Clinical efficacy of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in de novo heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	16
Diagnostic approach for incidental pulmonary nodules	16
Gold threads around the sacroiliac joints: traces of attempts to relieve pain in a case of advanced ankylosing spondylitis	15
The effects of remdesivir on mortality and the requirement for mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review stratified by disease severity	15
Antibiotics use patterns in end-of-life cancer patients and medical staff’s perception of antimicrobial stewardship programs	15
The underestimated significance of nonproliferative lupus nephritis	15
Unusual polypoid mass in the colon	15

Predictive role of absolute lymphocyte count in daratumumab-treated patients with relapsed/ refractory multiple myeloma	14
Metformin and tuberculosis: extraordinary stories of ordinary co-prevalent patients	14
Treatment pattern of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma in Korea: a multicenter retrospective study (KCSG LY20-06)	14
Predicting renal function using fundus photography: role of confounders	13
Cancer treatment-induced bone loss	13
Identification of novel variants for complicating cardiac disease in the scrub typhus infection using whole genome sequencing	13
A case of esophagogastric junctional outlet obstruction caused by thoracic aortic aneurysm	12
Predicting Helicobacter pylori infection from endoscopic features	12
Hematologic malignancy detected on sacroiliac magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with inflammatory back pain	12
Comparison of the rapidity of SARS-CoV-2 immune responses between primary and booster vaccination for COVID-19	12
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year	12
Seeking acceptance: how education shifts views on fecal microbiota transplants for ulcerative colitis in Korea	12
Autoimmune diseases in the era of COVID-19: emerging mechanisms, clinical implications, vaccine considerations, and future directions	11
Arteriovenous fistulas are associated with superior outcomes in very elderly hemodialysis patients: a nationwide cohort study	11
Screening and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation using wearable devices	11
Korean expert consensus on the management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura	11
Literature review of non-pharmacological treatment for patients with axial spondyloarthritis	11
Automatic quantitative analysis of atherosclerotic aortic plaques in patients with embolic cerebral infarction using deep learning	11
Clinical impacts of COVID-19 on severe exacerbation and mortality in interstitial lung disease: prognosis 30 days after infection	11
Telemedicine in chronic lung disease management: progress and prospects	11
Assessment of small fiber neuropathy and distal sensory neuropathy in female patients with fibromyalgia	11
Prevalence and predictors of multidrug-resistant bacteremia in liver cirrhosis	10
Fever of unknown origin caused by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma	10
Predictors of renal relapse in Koreans with lupus nephritis after achieving complete response: a 35-years of experience at a single center	10
Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum: an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding	10
Sex differences in diagnosis and treatment of heart failure: toward precision medicine	9
LncRNA as a diagnostic marker for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
High vegetable consumption and regular exercise are associated with better quality of life in patients with gout	9
Distinct microbial signatures of liquid biopsy samples during gastric carcinogenesis and insights from extracellular vesicle analysis	9
Prevalence of viral hepatitis A and C in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide population-based study in South Korea	9
High diffuse bone marrow uptake in 18F-FDG PET/CT may reflect the diverse mutational characteristics of multiple myeloma	9
Tracheobronchial calcification in a patient treated with warfarin	9
Nighttime administration of antihypertensive medication: a review of chronotherapy in hypertension	9
Rethinking adjunctive dobutamine in septic shock: time to individualize, not generalize	9
Effective control of a severely progressive recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with repetitive cryotherapy	9
Asymptomatic huge spleen mass	8
Primary peritoneal carcinoma presented with abdominal pain in patient with kidney transplantation	8
Clinical outcomes of heart failure with improved ejection fraction in patients treated with angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor	8
Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and its relating factors in patients with bronchiectasis: findings from KMBARC registry	8
Korean treatment recommendations for patients with axial spondyloarthritis	8
Identification and overcoming rituximab resistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using next-generation sequencing	8
The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis	8
Dexamethasone synergizes with high-fat diet to increase lipid deposition in adipocytes	8
Role of catheter ablation in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation	8
Sex differences in clinical characteristics and long-term outcome in patients with heart failure: data from the KorAHF registry	8
Real-life experience of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for HCV infected Korean patients: a multicenter cohort study	7
Updated risk assessments for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator	7
Increased risk of dementia in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study	7
Mechanical ventilation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Korea: a nationwide cohort study	7
Dysphagia aortica relieved by thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair	7

Too much synchrony? Left bundle branch area pacing-induced systolic anterior motion and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction managed by intentional atrioventricular dyssynchrony	7
From bench to bedside: pancreatic juice as a platform for biomarker discovery in pancreatic disease	7
Clinical outcomes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in patients aged over 80 years	7
Distal radial access in acute coronary syndrome patients with good arterial pulsation: a subgroup analysis from the KODRA registry	7
Cancer risk in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in Korea: a retrospective multi-center study	7
Fecal microbiota transplantation is not a magical treatment, but better too early than too late	7
Percutaneous retrieval of a trapped intravascular ultrasonography catheter within an implanted stent: failure and success	7
Korean guidelines for the management of gout	7
Adverse drug reactions following treatment of latent tuberculosis infection: a linked national tuberculosis surveillance with claims database	7
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year	7
Metabolic musculoskeletal disorders in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	7
Current evidence for prognostic benefit of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic total occlusion intervention	7
Denosumab, an effective osteoporosis treatment option for men	6
Short-term and long-term outcomes of critically ill patients with solid malignancy: a retrospective cohort study	6
Therapeutic effect of multiple functional minicircle vector encoding anti-CD25/IL-10/CXCR3 in allograft rejection model	6
Geriatric risk model for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GERIAD): a prospective multicenter cohort study	6
Effects of statin use on serum creatinine phosphokinase levels in normal thyroid function	6
Prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease	6
Omega-3 fatty acids and atrial fibrillation	6
Managing dyslipidemia in chronic kidney disease: a comprehensive overview of evidence and recommendations	6
Clinical impact of proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis	6
Understanding the epidemiology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is essential for its management: need for attention to accurate diagnostic coding and classification	6
Estimated pulse wave velocity as a forefront indicator of developing metabolic syndrome in Korean adults	6
Evaluation and management of hypernatremia in adults: clinical perspectives	6
CTLA4-Ig protects tacrolimus-induced oxidative stress via inhibiting the AKT/FOXO3 signaling pathway in rats	6
Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism	6
Usefulness of nasal cavity evaluation before high-resolution esophageal manometry in high-risk patients	6
Analysis of thromboembolic events in head and neck cancer patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin	6
Massive gastric dilatation	6
Explainable paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnosis using an artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram	6
Appropriate timing of antibiotic initiation in patients with sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Long term management of people with post-tuberculosis lung disease	6
Pandemics extend beyond infectious diseases: the emerging threat of non-communicable diseases	6
Inflammatory bowel disease in Korea: epidemiology and pathophysiology	6
Development and validation of equation for cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	5
Biomarkers of the relationship of particulate matter exposure with the progression of chronic respiratory diseases	5
Association of hyperuricemia with valvular heart disease and the modifying effect of obesity	5
Minimizing radiation exposure in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a review for medical personnel	5
A retrospective observational study of the appropriate starting dose of febuxostat in patients with gout	5
Kidney transplantation in the elderly	5
Herpes zoster infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	5
Impact of body mass index on clinical outcomes in intestinal Behçet’s disease	5
New targets for type 2-low asthma	5
Updates on lung cancer screening for early detection	5
Effect of belimumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with low dose or no corticosteroids	5
Sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: from bench to bedside	5
Left main coronary artery compression associated with unfavorable thoracic anatomy	5
Reclassification of the overlap syndrome of Behçet’s disease and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in patients with Behçet’s disease	5
Drug hypersensitivity leading to emergency department visit: a comprehensive analysis of clinical features and management	5
Turning evidence into action: the real challenge of guideline-directed medical therapy in acute myocardial infarction	5
Current perspectives on interstitial lung abnormalities	5
Drug retention of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis	5
Financial burden of glycemic control: a single-center retrospective study of diabetes costs in South Korean patients	5
The effect of HFE gene mutation and iron overload on sustained virological response in Egyptian chronic hepatitis C patients treated with daclatasvir and sofosbuvir	5
Genetic susceptibility to post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis identified in propensity score-matched analysis	5
Time to presentation and mortality outcomes among patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction	5
Findings suggestive of Fanconi syndrome and multiple myeloma	5
Polymyxin B-hemoperfusion in patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a single-center prospective pilot study	5
Endoscopic unusual appearance of stomach in a patient with Crohn’s disease	5
Exercise capacity and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy adults	5
Prognostic analysis according to adjuvant chemotherapy and anti-HER2 therapy following surgery in T1a/b HER2-positive breast cancer	5
Hidden benefits beyond herpes zoster: a potential preventive strategy against hepatobiliary diseases	5
Real-world clinical response and efficacy of tacrolimus-based maintenance therapy for Korean patients with lupus nephritis	5
Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor prescribing and persistence by specialty in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a Korean claims study	5
Leiomyosarcoma at popliteal vein presented as unilateral leg edema in a patient with kidney transplantation	5
Oral beclomethasone dipropionate as an add-on therapy and response prediction in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis	4
Perioperative immunotherapy in stage IB-III non-small cell lung cancer: a critical review of its rationale and considerations	4
Physical activity for prevention of cardiovascular disease: consensus statement of Korean Society of Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease Prevention	4
Perception of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with ulcerative colitis in Korea: a KASID multicenter study	4
Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir and sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir for hepatitis C in Korea: a Phase 3b study	4
The combined use of anti-peptic agents is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture: a nationwide case-control study	4
Machine learning approaches toward an understanding of acute kidney injury: current trends and future directions	4
Relationship between metformin use and mortality in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a nationwide cohort study	4
Generalized edema with acute renal failure in a patient with diabetes	4
A rare adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing nasal neuroendocrine tumor with multiple metastasis	4
Efficacy and safety of first-line afatinib in older patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer	4
A rare case of esophageal ulcer: esophageal tuberculosis	4
Clinical approach to sexually transmitted infections and pelvic inflammatory disease in women with acute pyelonephritis	4
Unexplained syncope: what time-to-diagnosis and risk profiles tell us	4
Implementing antimicrobial stewardship: lessons and perspectives from a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in Korea	4

The prognostic impact of reduced variant burden in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with decitabine	4
Coagulopathy and platelet abnormalities in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	4
Artificial intelligence in colonoscopy: from detection to diagnosis	4
Follicular lymphoma: contemporary clinical management with a focus on recent therapeutic advances	4
Inflammation is responsible for systemic bone loss in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab	4
Association of peripheral leukocyte telomere length with patients with rheumatoid arthritis with a focus on interstitial lung disease	4
Targeting immune dysregulation in chronic spontaneous urticaria: beyond antihistamines	4
Association between knee osteoarthritis and mortality: a serial propensity score-matched cohort study	4
Stability, variability, and treatment implications of the blood eosinophil count in Korean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4
Optimization of guideline-directed medical treatment for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	4
Now is the time to consider reducing the total ischemic time	4
The 2020 disease burden and economic implications of digestive diseases in Korea: a nation-wide comprehensive study	3
The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease: exploring the impacts of environmental factors	3
Stumbling across transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy during diagnostic work-up for stomach cancer	3
Factors influencing occurrence of metachronous gastric cancer after endoscopic resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Advanced heart failure: a contemporary approach	3
Vaccination strategies for Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease	3
Treatment strategies for octogenarians with esophageal cancer: changing age-based treatment paradigms	3
Tight junction protein changes in irritable bowel syndrome: the relation of age and disease severity	3
Incidence and prevalence of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis among Korean women of childbearing age: a nationwide population-based study	3
Role of potassium-competitive acid blockers in eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection	3
Expanding the therapeutic landscape: ezetimibe as non-statin therapy for dyslipidemia	3
Obesity is associated with incident chronic kidney disease in individuals with normal renal function	3
Endoscopic features of cytomegalovirus disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract between transplant and non-transplant patients	3
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome with acute gastric dilatation caused by binge eating in an adolescent	3
Diagnostic and therapeutic advances in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the era of gene analysis and targeted immunotherapy	3
Boerhaave syndrome initially presenting as acute coronary syndrome with systolic total obstruction of myocardial bridge	3
Adrenal cortical carcinoma: a natural progress	3
2024 KSoLA consensus on secondary dyslipidemia	3
Association between oral health and hyperuricemia in Korean adults: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016–2019	3
Messages from new editor-in-chief	3
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year	3
Nailfold capillaroscopy findings of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features	3
Impact of COVID-19 on end-stage kidney disease incidence and clinical practice	3
Clinical challenges and individualized approaches to dialysis therapy in older adults	3
The serotype-specific prevalence of pneumococci in hospitalized pneumonia patients with COPD: a prospective, multi-center, cohort study	3
Clinical effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 on other nationally notifiable infectious diseases in South Korea	3
Analysis of the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer	3
Beyond technique: toward strategy-based endoscopic resection for rectal neuroendocrine tumors	3
Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study from Korea	3
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes	3
Efficacy and safety of HL-301 compared with erdosteine in acute bronchitis: a randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority trial	3
Short-acting β2-agonist prescriptions in patients with asthma: findings from the South Korean cohort of SABINA III	3
Comparison of extrafine and non-extrafine inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β2-agonists as maintenance and reliever therapy in asthma: a randomized open-label crossover trial	3
Alterations in lung and gut microbiota reduce diversity in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease	3
Pregabalin-induced rhabdomyolysis in hemodialysis patient	2
Differences in sputum microbiota based on cure status of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease	2
Recent advances in the management of small bowel Crohn’s disease	2
An unusual cause of a huge abscess in the thigh	2
Ten-day tegoprazan-based concomitant therapy as a first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori eradication	2
Association between diabetes duration and hyperuricemia: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016 to 2021	2
Reduced-intensity chemotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitor followed by allogeneic transplantation is effective in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia	2
Comment on: “Comprehensive analysis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease” by Kim et al.	2
Successful coronary angiography via distal radial access in an 82-year-old male patient with polydactyly	2
Long-term outcome of interstitial lung disease in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a retrospective observational study	2
Effect of age on the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	2
Keto rash following carbohydrate restriction	2
Telemedicine in Korea: bridging the gap between convenience and clinical safety	2
Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer	2
Primary surgery versus pharmacotherapy for newly diagnosed ileocecal Crohn’s disease: a hospital-based cohort study	2
Clinical perspective on serum periostin in antineutrophil-cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis	2
Prevalence of cholesterol gallstones in a Korean population over a 14-year period	2
Gastric inflammatory change due to infected pancreatic pseudocyst mimicking malignant gastroepithelial tumor	2
A bridge, not a destination: clarifying the role of polatuzumab vedotin plus bendamustine and rituximab in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma	2
Fact sheet: nationwide trends in dietary intakes among Korean adults, 2013-2022	2
Histologic features and predicting prognosis in ulcerative colitis patients with mild endoscopic activity	2
Obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges	2
Effects of aging on accompanying intermittent hypoxia in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model	2
Exosomal miRNA-720 as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma	2
Polysplenia syndrome with truncal pancreas presenting as diabetic ketoacidosis	2
Influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index on ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	2
Initial and peak serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 for predicting the prognosis of patients with COVID-19	2
Kidney replacement therapy trends in end-stage kidney disease patients in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Clinical course of asymptomatic duodenal subepithelial lesions	2
From bench to bedside: adipose tissue fibrosis in obesity, anti-diabetic therapies, and bariatric surgery	2
Burden of comorbidities and medication use in childbearing women with rheumatic diseases: a nationwide population-based study	2
Acute gouty arthritis of the atlantoaxial joint	2
Analysis of experiences on telemedicine pilot projects from the perspectives of doctors, pharmacists, and patients	2
Clinical benefits and future directions of medium cut-off membranes in hemodialysis: a comprehensive review	2
A novel strategy for predicting critical illness in hospital-acquired COVID-19	2
Risk factors for progressing to critical illness in patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19	2
An unusual cause of pneumonia: Strongyloides stercoralis infection	2
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019	2
The role of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in ulcerative colitis and changes following tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells treatment	2
Incidence of rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea	2
Comprehensive analysis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease	2
Clostridioides difficile infection in nucleic acid amplification test–positive/toxin-negative patients: to treat or not to treat	2