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Successful Treatment of Chylous Ascites Secondary to Sarcoidosis with Methotrexate

Praveen MannamDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA;Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
, MD, MS,
Joseph M. BoselliDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
, MD &
Edward S. SchulmanDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 144-146 | Published online: 24 Jun 2015

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