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CASE REPORT: Liver Abscess and Diarrhea as Initial Manifestations of Ulcerative Colitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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    Jungsik Song, Michelle Swekla, Pablo Colorado, Rajasekhar Reddy, Stephen Hoffmann & Steven Fine

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Song, J., Swekla, M., Colorado, P. et al. CASE REPORT: Liver Abscess and Diarrhea as Initial Manifestations of Ulcerative Colitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dig Dis Sci 48, 417–421 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021964502199

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