Colonic spirochetosis associated with dermatomyositis

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E30-E31
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944991

Unusual cases and technical notes

A. Koulaouzidis¹ , S. Campbell² , S. Ahmed¹ , S. Prados¹ , W. C. Tan¹

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Warrington Hospital, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
²Department of Gastroenterology, Royal University Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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