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Case Studies

Esophageal necrosis associated with sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) use

Victor Garcia Rodrigueza Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Zacharia Gramib McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MD,
Jessilyn Laneyb McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MS,
Zhenjian Caic Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MD, PhD &
Scott Larsond Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MD, PhD
Pages 624-626 | Received 12 Jun 2020, Accepted 23 Jul 2020, Published online: 02 Sep 2020

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