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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2013; 19(2): 316-318
Published online Jan 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i2.316
Atypical presentation of pseudomembranous colitis localized in adenomatous polyps
Cristian Hernández-Rocha, Jonathan Barra-Carrasco, Ana María Guzmán, Daniel Paredes-Sabja, Gabriel Lezcano, Pablo Zoroquiaín, Manuel Álvarez-Lobos
Cristian Hernández-Rocha, Manuel Álvarez-Lobos, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago 6510260, Chile
Jonathan Barra-Carrasco, Daniel Paredes-Sabja, Laboratory of Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 6618000, Chile
Ana María Guzmán, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago 6510260, Chile
Gabriel Lezcano, Pablo Zoroquiaín, Department of Anatomophatology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago 6510260, Chile
Daniel Paredes-Sabja, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97333, United States
Author contributions: Hernández-Rocha C, Barra-Carrasco J, Guzman AM, Paredes-Sabja D and Álvarez-Lobos M wrote the paper; Lezcano G and Zoroquiaín P reviewed the histopathological slides.
Correspondence to: Dr. Manuel Álvarez-Lobos, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago, Chile. manalvarezl@gmail.com
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Received: July 17, 2012
Revised: September 30, 2012
Accepted: October 16, 2012
Published online: January 14, 2013
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