Kenji Itoh
National Defense Medical College
19 Papers
54 Citations
Kenji Itoh is an academic researcher from National Defense Medical College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 13 publications.
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Papers
Impact of adding tacrolimus to initial treatment of interstitial pneumonitis in polymyositis/dermatomyositis: a single-arm clinical trial.
Kazuki Takada,Yoshinori Katada,Satoshi Ito,Taichi Hayashi,Jun Kishi,Kenji Itoh,Hiroyuki Yamashita,Michito Hirakata,Kimito Kawahata,Atsushi Kawakami,Norihiko Watanabe,Tatsuya Atsumi,Yoshinari Takasaki,Nobuyuki Miyasaka +13 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that initial treatment with tacrolimus and GCs may improve short-term mortality of PM/DM-interstitial pneumonia patients with manageable safety profiles.
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The Japanese version of the modified ACR Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia and the Fibromyalgia Symptom Scale: reliability and validity
Chie Usui,Kotaro Hatta,Satoko Aratani,Naoko Yagishita,Kenya Nishioka,Teruhisa Kanazawa,Kenji Itoh,Yoshihisa Yamano,Hiroyuki Nakamura,Toshihiro Nakajima,Kusuki Nishioka +10 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the Japanese version of the modified American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for fibromyalgia (mACR 2010-J) and the Fibromyalgia Symptom Scale (mFS-J), which indicates that mACR2010-J as a positive test and mFS- J as a quantification scale might be suitable for assessing fibromy arthritis among Japanese chronic pain populations.
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis with detection of myeloperoxidase and phospholipase A2 receptor in membranous nephropathy-lesions: report of two patients with microscopic polyangiitis.
Kenta Tominaga,Takahiro Uchida,Toshihiko Imakiire,Kenji Itoh,Hideyuki Shimazaki,Kuniaki Nakanishi,Hiroo Kumagai,Naoki Oshima +7 more
TL;DR: The present cases suggest that ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis could expose PLA2R, leading to the development of MN-lesions.
Low body mass index and lymphocytopenia associate with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Wataru Hirose,Masayoshi Harigai,Takashi Uchiyama,Kenji Itoh,Toshiaki Ishizuka,Mitsuyo Matsumoto,Toshihiro Nanki +6 more
TL;DR: Using data from this study, in the forms of the MAC-PD score, could help to identify patients who should be considered for bronchoscopy more selectively, and to improve diagnosis ofMAC-PD.
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Refractory Dermatomyositis Complicated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
Takashi Nakanishi,Hideyuki Horikoshi,Yasuyoshi Kusanagi,Takeshi Yamamura,Reiko Takahashi,Fumihiko Kimura,Kenji Itoh +6 more
TL;DR: A case of refractory dermatomyositis complicated with myelodysplastic syndrome, where despite intensive immunosuppressive therapies, the activity of myositis, skin ulcers, and interstitial pneumonia did not improve and the patient ultimately died.
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