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Resolution of Isolated, Aspergillus Colonization in a Deep Esophageal Ulcer in an Immunocompetent Patient with Ulcer Healing Without Specific Antifungal Therapy

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, William Beaumont Hospital, MOB #602, 3535 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Mitchell S. Cappell, Dupinder Singh & Ross Sage

  2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Mitchell S. Cappell & Mitual B. Amin

  3. Anatomic Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Mitual B. Amin

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Cappell, M.S., Singh, D., Sage, R. et al. Resolution of Isolated, Aspergillus Colonization in a Deep Esophageal Ulcer in an Immunocompetent Patient with Ulcer Healing Without Specific Antifungal Therapy. Dig Dis Sci 61, 2445–2450 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-016-4101-x

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