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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2010; 16(10): 1296-1298
Published online Mar 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1296
Published online Mar 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1296
Concurrent amoebic and histoplasma colitis: A rare cause of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Peng Soon Koh, April Camilla Roslani, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 59100, Malaysia
Kumar Vasudeavan Vimal, Ramasamy Umasangar, Rajkumar Lewellyn, Department of Surgery, Taiping Hospital, Taiping, Perak 34000, Malaysia
Mohd Shariman, Department of Pathology, Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh, Perak 30990, Malaysia
Author contributions: Roslani AC, Koh PS and Shariman M conceived the study, analyzed and interpreted the data; Koh PS, Vimal KV, Shariman M, Umasangar R and Lewellyn R collected the data; Roslani AC and Koh PS wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Peng Soon Koh, MBBS, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 59100, Malaysia. kohps2000@yahoo.com
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Received: December 1, 2009
Revised: December 28, 2009
Accepted: January 4, 2010
Published online: March 14, 2010
Revised: December 28, 2009
Accepted: January 4, 2010
Published online: March 14, 2010
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