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Although GVHD is a common cause of abdominal pain and diarrhea posttransplant, the differential is broad and infections are frequently the cause, either alone or in combination with GVHD. Several frequent, as well as infrequent, infections are presented, in common and uncommon presentations.
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Myerson, D., Ali, S. (2019). Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea When It Is Not GVHD. In: Yeung, C., Shulman, H. (eds) Pathology of Graft vs. Host Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42099-8_11
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