Gastric sarcoidosis mimicking irritable bowel syndrome-cause not association?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 29, 2006, Pages 4754-4756

  Leeds, John Samuel ^a   McAlindon, Mark Edward ^a   Lorenz, Eleanor ^a   Dube, Asha Kumari ^a   Sanders, David Surendran ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal; Irritable bowel sydrome; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROCORTISONE; OCTREOTIDE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFECATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; REMISSION; SARCOIDOSIS; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH DISEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 33747646245     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4754     Document Type: Article

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