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Evolving appendicitis presenting as culture-negative peritonitis with minimal symptoms in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Yu-Ji Lee Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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A Jin Cho Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jung Eun Lee Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Wooseong Huh Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yoon-Goo Kim Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ha Young Oh Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Dae Joong Kim Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 884-887 | Received 04 Feb 2010, Accepted 23 Apr 2010, Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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