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IgG4-Related Disease Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature

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    Fabiana Ciccone, Antonio Ciccone, Mirko Di Ruscio, Filippo Vernia, Giuseppe Frieri & Giovanni Latella

  2. Pathology Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, Via Lorenzo Natali, 1, Coppito, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy

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Ciccone, F., Ciccone, A., Di Ruscio, M. et al. IgG4-Related Disease Mimicking Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Dig Dis Sci 63, 1072–1086 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-4950-6

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