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A 22-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain

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Prior Presentations

The case presented here was presented as a Clinical Vignette Unknown at the Southern Society of General Internal Medicine, New Orleans, 21–23 February 2013. The clinical information and case discussion closely reflect the topics discussed.

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  1. Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Benjamin Jones MD

  2. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Walter A. Brzezinski MD

  3. Division of General Internal Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 720 Faculty Office Tower 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-3407, USA

    Carlos A. Estrada MD, MS & Ryan R. Kraemer MD

  4. Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Carlos A. Estrada MD, MS & Ryan R. Kraemer MD

  5. Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Program, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Carlos A. Estrada MD, MS

  6. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Martin Rodriguez MD

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Jones, B., Brzezinski, W.A., Estrada, C.A. et al. A 22-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain. J GEN INTERN MED 29, 1074–1078 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2747-z

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