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A steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis revealing Epstein–Barr virus/cytomegalovirus-positive colonic lymphoma

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France

    Fady Daniel & Christophe Cellier

  2. Department of Pathology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France

    Diane Damotte

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier de Valence, 179 boulevard Maréchal Juin, 26953, Valence cedex 9, France

    Henri Moindrot

  4. Department of Pathology, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, AP-HP, 1, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004, Paris, France

    Thierry Molina

  5. Department of Surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France

    Anne Berger

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Daniel, F., Damotte, D., Moindrot, H. et al. A steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis revealing Epstein–Barr virus/cytomegalovirus-positive colonic lymphoma. Int J Colorectal Dis 21, 288–290 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-004-0719-9

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