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. 1987 Jun;63(740):485–487. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.740.485

Eosinophilic colitis as a complication of the hypereosinophilic syndrome.

A M Shah 1, M Joglekar 1
PMCID: PMC2428331  PMID: 3432177

Abstract

A patient with the hypereosinophilic syndrome complicated by a severe eosinophilic colitis is reported. The association has not previously been recorded.

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