Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

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Bilateral leg pain and swelling with abnormal imaging findings in a patient with voriconazole	47
Incidence and risk factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis in Korean patients with cancer	42
Disseminated tuberculosis without pulmonary involvement mimicking multiple bone metastases	39
Assessment and nonsurgical management of low back pain: a narrative review	35
Clinical outcomes of and risk factors for secondary infection in patients with severe COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study in South Korea	33
Clinical impact of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen on therapeutic strategy and efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma patients with malignant pleural effusion	31
Current perspectives on sarcopenia: diagnosis and therapeutic approaches	30
Predictors of recurrent acute myocardial infarction despite successful percutaneous coronary intervention	27
Call for evidence mapping in accordance with the changing features of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	27
Public interest in the digital transformation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and perception of its future impact	27
Clinical and epidemiological implications of the data on the Korean clinical hypertension cohort	26
Decompensated cirrhosis and antibiotic prophylaxis: striking a delicate balance	25
Timing and predictors of death during treatment in patients with multidrug/rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in South Korea	23
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	19
Long-term clinical outcome and risk stratification across stages of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in a nationwide cohort	19
Impaired aldosterone response to potassium and hyperkalemia in patients receiving a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor	19
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	17
Clinical efficacy of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in de novo heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	16
Diagnostic approach for incidental pulmonary nodules	16
Microbiologic pattern and clinical outcome of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia: Korean HAP registry analysis	16
Unusual polypoid mass in the colon	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	14
Predicting renal function using fundus photography: role of confounders	14

Metformin and tuberculosis: extraordinary stories of ordinary co-prevalent patients	14
The underestimated significance of nonproliferative lupus nephritis	14
Predictive role of absolute lymphocyte count in daratumumab-treated patients with relapsed/ refractory multiple myeloma	14
Treatment pattern of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma in Korea: a multicenter retrospective study (KCSG LY20-06)	13
Cancer treatment-induced bone loss	13
Antibiotics use patterns in end-of-life cancer patients and medical staff’s perception of antimicrobial stewardship programs	12
Gold threads around the sacroiliac joints: traces of attempts to relieve pain in a case of advanced ankylosing spondylitis	12
Identification of novel variants for complicating cardiac disease in the scrub typhus infection using whole genome sequencing	12
Seeking acceptance: how education shifts views on fecal microbiota transplants for ulcerative colitis in Korea	11
Telemedicine in chronic lung disease management: progress and prospects	11
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year	11
Hematologic malignancy detected on sacroiliac magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with inflammatory back pain	11
A case of esophagogastric junctional outlet obstruction caused by thoracic aortic aneurysm	11
Comparison of the rapidity of SARS-CoV-2 immune responses between primary and booster vaccination for COVID-19	11
Clinical impacts of COVID-19 on severe exacerbation and mortality in interstitial lung disease: prognosis 30 days after infection	10
Screening and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation using wearable devices	10
Arteriovenous fistulas are associated with superior outcomes in very elderly hemodialysis patients: a nationwide cohort study	10
Predicting Helicobacter pylori infection from endoscopic features	10
Predictors of renal relapse in Koreans with lupus nephritis after achieving complete response: a 35-years of experience at a single center	10
Assessment of small fiber neuropathy and distal sensory neuropathy in female patients with fibromyalgia	10
Automatic quantitative analysis of atherosclerotic aortic plaques in patients with embolic cerebral infarction using deep learning	10
Literature review of non-pharmacological treatment for patients with axial spondyloarthritis	10
Prevalence of viral hepatitis A and C in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide population-based study in South Korea	9
Tracheobronchial calcification in a patient treated with warfarin	9
Prevalence and predictors of multidrug-resistant bacteremia in liver cirrhosis	9
Effective control of a severely progressive recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with repetitive cryotherapy	9
High diffuse bone marrow uptake in 18F-FDG PET/CT may reflect the diverse mutational characteristics of multiple myeloma	9
Sex differences in diagnosis and treatment of heart failure: toward precision medicine	9
Asymptomatic huge spleen mass	9
Fever of unknown origin caused by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma	9
Distinct microbial signatures of liquid biopsy samples during gastric carcinogenesis and insights from extracellular vesicle analysis	9
Rethinking adjunctive dobutamine in septic shock: time to individualize, not generalize	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
Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum: an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding	9
Nighttime administration of antihypertensive medication: a review of chronotherapy in hypertension	9
Role of catheter ablation in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation	8
Dexamethasone synergizes with high-fat diet to increase lipid deposition in adipocytes	8
The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis	8
Primary peritoneal carcinoma presented with abdominal pain in patient with kidney transplantation	8
Mechanical ventilation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Korea: a nationwide cohort study	8
Fecal microbiota transplantation is not a magical treatment, but better too early than too late	7
Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and its relating factors in patients with bronchiectasis: findings from KMBARC registry	7
Clinical outcomes of heart failure with improved ejection fraction in patients treated with angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor	7
Sex differences in clinical characteristics and long-term outcome in patients with heart failure: data from the KorAHF registry	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
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
Korean treatment recommendations for patients with axial spondyloarthritis	7
Metabolic musculoskeletal disorders in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	7

Dysphagia aortica relieved by thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair	7
Updated risk assessments for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator	7
Percutaneous retrieval of a trapped intravascular ultrasonography catheter within an implanted stent: failure and success	7
Increased risk of dementia in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study	7
Cancer risk in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in Korea: a retrospective multi-center study	7
Identification and overcoming rituximab resistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using next-generation sequencing	7
Current evidence for prognostic benefit of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic total occlusion intervention	7
Clinical outcomes of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in patients aged over 80 years	7
From bench to bedside: pancreatic juice as a platform for biomarker discovery in pancreatic disease	7
Korean guidelines for the management of gout	7
Prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease	6
CTLA4-Ig protects tacrolimus-induced oxidative stress via inhibiting the AKT/FOXO3 signaling pathway in rats	6
Real-life experience of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for HCV infected Korean patients: a multicenter cohort study	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
Clinical impact of proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis	6
Analysis of thromboembolic events in head and neck cancer patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin	6
Explainable paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnosis using an artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram	6
Short-term and long-term outcomes of critically ill patients with solid malignancy: a retrospective cohort study	6
Managing dyslipidemia in chronic kidney disease: a comprehensive overview of evidence and recommendations	6
Denosumab, an effective osteoporosis treatment option for men	6
Geriatric risk model for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GERIAD): a prospective multicenter cohort study	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
Massive gastric dilatation	6
Therapeutic effect of multiple functional minicircle vector encoding anti-CD25/IL-10/CXCR3 in allograft rejection model	6
Gastrocolic fistula, a rare complication of repeated gastric surgery	6
Appropriate timing of antibiotic initiation in patients with sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Polymyxin B-hemoperfusion in patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a single-center prospective pilot study	5
Findings suggestive of Fanconi syndrome and multiple myeloma	5
Association of peripheral leukocyte telomere length with patients with rheumatoid arthritis with a focus on interstitial lung disease	5
Current perspectives on interstitial lung abnormalities	5
Sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: from bench to bedside	5
Reclassification of the overlap syndrome of Behçet’s disease and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in patients with Behçet’s disease	5
Herpes zoster infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	5
Exercise capacity and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy adults	5
Omega-3 fatty acids and atrial fibrillation	5
Long term management of people with post-tuberculosis lung disease	5
Inflammatory bowel disease in Korea: epidemiology and pathophysiology	5
Turning evidence into action: the real challenge of guideline-directed medical therapy in acute myocardial infarction	5
Effect of belimumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with low dose or no corticosteroids	5
Clinical outcomes of metachronous recurrence of gastric epithelial neoplasia based on Helicobacter pylori infection status and microsatellite stability	5
Development and validation of equation for cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	5
Drug retention of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis	5
Time to presentation and mortality outcomes among patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction	5
Kidney transplantation in the elderly	5
A retrospective observational study of the appropriate starting dose of febuxostat in patients with gout	5
Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism	5
Endoscopic unusual appearance of stomach in a patient with Crohn’s disease	5
Effects of statin use on serum creatinine phosphokinase levels in normal thyroid function	5
Treatment of rituximab in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a case series and literature review	5
Genetic susceptibility to post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis identified in propensity score-matched analysis	5
Minimizing radiation exposure in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a review for medical personnel	5
Impact of body mass index on clinical outcomes in intestinal Behçet’s disease	5
Left main coronary artery compression associated with unfavorable thoracic anatomy	5
Hidden benefits beyond herpes zoster: a potential preventive strategy against hepatobiliary diseases	5
Drug hypersensitivity leading to emergency department visit: a comprehensive analysis of clinical features and management	5
Usefulness of nasal cavity evaluation before high-resolution esophageal manometry in high-risk patients	5
Pandemics extend beyond infectious diseases: the emerging threat of non-communicable diseases	5
Clinical approach to sexually transmitted infections and pelvic inflammatory disease in women with acute pyelonephritis	4
Biomarkers of the relationship of particulate matter exposure with the progression of chronic respiratory diseases	4
Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir and sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir for hepatitis C in Korea: a Phase 3b study	4
The effect of HFE gene mutation and iron overload on sustained virological response in Egyptian chronic hepatitis C patients treated with daclatasvir and sofosbuvir	4
Follicular lymphoma: contemporary clinical management with a focus on recent therapeutic advances	4
Optimization of guideline-directed medical treatment for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	4
Implementing antimicrobial stewardship: lessons and perspectives from a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in Korea	4
Unexplained syncope: what time-to-diagnosis and risk profiles tell us	4
Association between knee osteoarthritis and mortality: a serial propensity score-matched cohort study	4
Leiomyosarcoma at popliteal vein presented as unilateral leg edema in a patient with kidney transplantation	4
Real-world clinical response and efficacy of tacrolimus-based maintenance therapy for Korean patients with lupus nephritis	4
Targeting immune dysregulation in chronic spontaneous urticaria: beyond antihistamines	4
The prognostic impact of reduced variant burden in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with decitabine	4
Inflammation is responsible for systemic bone loss in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab	4
Improved anti-fibrotic effects by combined treatments of simvastatin and NS-398 in experimental liver fibrosis models	4
New targets for type 2-low asthma	4
Stability, variability, and treatment implications of the blood eosinophil count in Korean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4
A rare case of esophageal ulcer: esophageal tuberculosis	4
Perception of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with ulcerative colitis in Korea: a KASID multicenter study	4
Updates on lung cancer screening for early detection	4
The combined use of anti-peptic agents is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture: a nationwide case-control study	4
Physical activity for prevention of cardiovascular disease: consensus statement of Korean Society of Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease Prevention	4

Impact of COVID-19 on end-stage kidney disease incidence and clinical practice	3
Messages from new editor-in-chief	3
Advanced heart failure: a contemporary approach	3
Analysis of the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer	3
Digital clubbing as a result of metastatic lung cancer	3
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes	3
Association between oral health and hyperuricemia in Korean adults: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016–2019	3
Artificial intelligence in colonoscopy: from detection to diagnosis	3
Nailfold capillaroscopy findings of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features	3
Now is the time to consider reducing the total ischemic time	3
Efficacy and safety of HL-301 compared with erdosteine in acute bronchitis: a randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority trial	3
The serotype-specific prevalence of pneumococci in hospitalized pneumonia patients with COPD: a prospective, multi-center, cohort study	3
Alterations in lung and gut microbiota reduce diversity in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease	3
Obesity is associated with incident chronic kidney disease in individuals with normal renal function	3
Coagulopathy and platelet abnormalities in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	3
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome with acute gastric dilatation caused by binge eating in an adolescent	3
2024 KSoLA consensus on secondary dyslipidemia	3
Deep appreciation to our reviewers in the past year	3
Tight junction protein changes in irritable bowel syndrome: the relation of age and disease severity	3
Adrenal cortical carcinoma: a natural progress	3
Generalized edema with acute renal failure in a patient with diabetes	3
Clinical effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 on other nationally notifiable infectious diseases in South Korea	3
Oral beclomethasone dipropionate as an add-on therapy and response prediction in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis	3
Treatment strategies for octogenarians with esophageal cancer: changing age-based treatment paradigms	3
Machine learning approaches toward an understanding of acute kidney injury: current trends and future directions	3
Clinical challenges and individualized approaches to dialysis therapy in older adults	3
Relationship between metformin use and mortality in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a nationwide cohort study	3
Endoscopic features of cytomegalovirus disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract between transplant and non-transplant patients	3
The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease: exploring the impacts of environmental factors	3
Beyond technique: toward strategy-based endoscopic resection for rectal neuroendocrine tumors	3
Diagnostic and therapeutic advances in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the era of gene analysis and targeted immunotherapy	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
Perioperative immunotherapy in stage IB-III non-small cell lung cancer: a critical review of its rationale and considerations	3
Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study from Korea	3
Efficacy and safety of first-line afatinib in older patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer	3
Boerhaave syndrome initially presenting as acute coronary syndrome with systolic total obstruction of myocardial bridge	3
A rare adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing nasal neuroendocrine tumor with multiple metastasis	3
Expanding the therapeutic landscape: ezetimibe as non-statin therapy for dyslipidemia	3
Factors influencing occurrence of metachronous gastric cancer after endoscopic resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Role of potassium-competitive acid blockers in eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection	3
Polysplenia syndrome with truncal pancreas presenting as diabetic ketoacidosis	2
Effects of aging on accompanying intermittent hypoxia in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model	2
Prevalence of cholesterol gallstones in a Korean population over a 14-year period	2
Telemedicine in Korea: bridging the gap between convenience and clinical safety	2
Differences in sputum microbiota based on cure status of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease	2
Influence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index on ischemic and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	2
Pregabalin-induced rhabdomyolysis in hemodialysis patient	2
Short-acting β2-agonist prescriptions in patients with asthma: findings from the South Korean cohort of SABINA III	2
Comprehensive analysis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease	2
Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer	2
Ten-day tegoprazan-based concomitant therapy as a first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori eradication	2
Analysis of experiences on telemedicine pilot projects from the perspectives of doctors, pharmacists, and patients	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
Histologic features and predicting prognosis in ulcerative colitis patients with mild endoscopic activity	2
MicroCLOTS pathophysiology in coronavirus disease 2019	2
Long-term outcome of interstitial lung disease in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a retrospective observational study	2
Kidney replacement therapy trends in end-stage kidney disease patients in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Risk factors for progressing to critical illness in patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19	2
Clostridioides difficile infection in nucleic acid amplification test–positive/toxin-negative patients: to treat or not to treat	2
Clinical perspective on serum periostin in antineutrophil-cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis	2
Stumbling across transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy during diagnostic work-up for stomach cancer	2
Initial and peak serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 for predicting the prognosis of patients with COVID-19	2
Reduced-intensity chemotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitor followed by allogeneic transplantation is effective in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia	2
Incidence of rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea	2
Keto rash following carbohydrate restriction	2
Microbiologic pattern and clinical outcome of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia: Korean HAP registry analysis	2
The role of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in ulcerative colitis and changes following tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells treatment	2
Clinical benefits and future directions of medium cut-off membranes in hemodialysis: a comprehensive review	2
Effect of age on the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	2
Hemoptysis due to pulmonary infarction in COVID-19	2
Primary surgery versus pharmacotherapy for newly diagnosed ileocecal Crohn’s disease: a hospital-based cohort study	2
Incidence and prevalence of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis among Korean women of childbearing age: a nationwide population-based study	2
Clinical course of asymptomatic duodenal subepithelial lesions	2
Vaccination strategies for Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease	2
Successful coronary angiography via distal radial access in an 82-year-old male patient with polydactyly	2
An unusual cause of pneumonia: Strongyloides stercoralis infection	2
Association between diabetes duration and hyperuricemia: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016 to 2021	2
From bench to bedside: adipose tissue fibrosis in obesity, anti-diabetic therapies, and bariatric surgery	2
Risk factors and clinical impact of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: Multicenter retrospective cohort study	1
Metabolic syndrome awareness in the general Korean population: results from a nationwide survey	1
Benefits of lumican on human bone health: clinical evidence using bone marrow aspirates	1
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of endoscopic and fluoroscopic balloon dilatation in benign esophageal strictures	1
Detection rate by time period and predictors of serious arrhythmias in unexplained syncope: a multicenter implantable loop recorder registry study	1
Early detection of tuberculosis in patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis	1
The significance of ophthalmologic examination in a patient with xanthoma	1
Fatty liver index and development of lung cancer: a nationwide cohort study	1
Significance of antinuclear antibodies in patients with COVID-19	1
Model for end-stage liver disease-3.0 vs. model for end-stage liver disease-sodium: mortality prediction in Korea	1
Perioperative and anesthetic management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis	1
Effectiveness of Korean Red Ginseng on fatigue in patients with rheumatic diseases: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study	1
Association between DIO2 Thr92Ala polymorphism and hypertension in patients with hypothyroidism: Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study	1
Efficacy of single-dose evolocumab injection in early-phase acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective single-center study	1
Eperisone-induced immediate hypersensitivity reactions	1
Comparison between ligation-assisted and precutting endoscopic mucosal resection for small rectal neuroendocrine tumors: a CHASID study	1
Recognition and attitudes of Korean physicians toward fecal microbiota transplantation: a survey study	1