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Fulminant Amebic Colitis after Corticosteroid Therapy: A Systematic Review

  • Debbie-Ann Shirley,

    Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

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  • Shannon Moonah

    * E-mail: sm5fe@virginia.edu

    Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

    ⨯

Fulminant Amebic Colitis after Corticosteroid Therapy: A Systematic Review

  • Debbie-Ann Shirley, 
  • Shannon Moonah
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  • Published: July 28, 2016
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004879
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