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Case Reports

A Patient with Crohn's Disease who Presented with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura/Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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Pages 244-245 | Received 23 Aug 2010, Accepted 09 Nov 2010, Published online: 18 Feb 2011

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