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Original Article

Olmesartan-associated enteropathy: new insights on the natural history? Report of two cases

Annalisa SchiepattiFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy,
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Federico BiagiFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Correspondence[email protected]
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Davide CumettiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy,
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Ombretta LuinettiDepartment of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy,
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Aurelio SonzogniDepartment of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy, and
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Amedeo MugelliniSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Gino R. CorazzaFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy,
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Pages 152-156 | Received 30 Jun 2015, Accepted 16 Jul 2015, Published online: 20 Aug 2015

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