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CASE REPORT: Alcoholic Foamy Degeneration and a Markedly Elevated GGT: A Case Report and Literature Review

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  1. Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Sanjeev Suri

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Frank A. Mitros

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Jatinder P. Ahluwalia

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Suri, S., Mitros, F.A. & Ahluwalia, J.P. CASE REPORT: Alcoholic Foamy Degeneration and a Markedly Elevated GGT: A Case Report and Literature Review. Dig Dis Sci 48, 1142–1146 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023781132498

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