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Intestinal Spirochetosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Intestinal spirochetosis (IS) is an infestation defined by the presence of spirochetes on the surface of the colonic mucosa. The implicated organisms can be Brachyspira aalborgior Brachyspira pilosicoli. We present the case of a 66-year-old man with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hyper...
Autores principales: | Guzman Rojas, Patricia, Catania, Jelena, Parikh, Jignesh, Phung, Tran C, Speth, Glenn |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5953507/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29770281 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2328 |
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