期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 61 (19)
Both 1,3-beta-D-glucan (BDG) and galactomannan (GM) are polysaccharide components of the fungal cell wall. Although elevated levels of serum BDG and A......
期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 61 (4)
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is rare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We herein report a case of AFOP with SLE ......
期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 61 (19)
The extent of rare side effects of mRNA vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains un-clear. Several cases of antineutrophil cytoplasmic......
期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 62 (2)
The precise manipulation of immune tolerance is the holy grail of immunotherapies for both autoimmunity and cancer immunity. Thymomas are well known t......
期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 61 (8)
An 18-year-old man presented with sudden vision loss in his left eye. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor that had invaded the left optic nerv......
期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 61 (12)
We herein report a 73-year-old man with isolated hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) showing serological and pathological characteristics of both IgG4-r......
期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 61 (8)
Objective We evaluated the change in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) anti-body titers from three to six months after the ......
期刊: INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2022; 61 (9)
Valproic acid (VPA) and levetiracetam (LEV) are used in epilepsy treatment. However, their use to treat short-bowel syndrome has not been reported. We......
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Human diplogonoporiasis caused by the tapeworm Diplogonoporus balaenopterae has been rarely reported in Japan in the last decade. A 38-year-old man co......
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A 17-year-old boy with acute coronary syndrome was admitted to our hospital. He had xanthomas over his elbow and Achilles tendon and a high level of l......