ISCHEMIC COLITIS AS A FIRST SIGN OF PRIMARY ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME. A CASE REPORT

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Published Dec 10, 2009
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Vol. 87 No. 12 (2009): Issue Dec 2009

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Olfa Jebeniani
Salem Bouomrani
Sonia HAMMAMI
Chafik Ben Taher
Adnène Moussa
Sylvia MAHJOUB

Abstract

The primitif antiphospholpid antibody syndrome is a clinico-biologic entity characterized by the art&eacute

Keywords:

Ischemic colitis, antiphospholpid antibody syndrome

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