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Speckled Pigment of Upper GI Tract Mucosa on Endoscopy: A Case of Pseudomelanosis of the Stomach and Proximal Small Bowel

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA

    Kian Abdul-Baki

  2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Obada Hisham Saeed Tayyem & Jose Aguirre

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Paul Young & Suimin Qiu

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K.A.-B.: First author; writing, revising/editing. O.T.: writing, revising/editing; contributed endoscopy images. P.Y.: writing, revising/editing; contributed pathology images. S.Q.: final approval of work; contributed pathology images. J.A.: final approval of work; contributed endoscopy images.

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Abdul-Baki, K., Tayyem, O.H.S., Young, P. et al. Speckled Pigment of Upper GI Tract Mucosa on Endoscopy: A Case of Pseudomelanosis of the Stomach and Proximal Small Bowel. Dig Dis Sci 68, 1075–1076 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-022-07757-5

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