A Case of Steroid Treated Amebic Colitis Misdiagnosed as Eosinophilic Colitis |
Cheong, Eun-Sun
(Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine)
Jo, Yun-Ju (Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine) An, Sang-Bong (Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine) Kim, Seong-Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine) Park, Young-Sook (Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine) Lee, Won-Mi (Department of Pathology, Eulji University College of Medicine) Hong, Young-Ok (Department of Pathology, Eulji University College of Medicine) |
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