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A Case of Thiopurine-Induced Acute Myocarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 100 North Greene Street, Lower Level, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Anastasiya Latushko & Leyla J. Ghazi

  2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Leyla J. Ghazi

  3. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Leyla J. Ghazi

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Leyla Ghazi, MD, has participated in advisory boards for Abbvie Laboratories and CME program for UCB, Inc.

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Latushko, A., Ghazi, L.J. A Case of Thiopurine-Induced Acute Myocarditis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis. Dig Dis Sci 61, 3633–3634 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-016-4338-4

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