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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding as a presentation of miliary tuberculosis
Hemorragia digestiva baja como presentación de una tuberculosis miliar
Gabriela Abelenda Alonsoa, Eva Marina Fernández-Marcoteb, David Martín-Crespo Posadaa, Marta Pérez Gonzálezc, Jose Luis Martínez Albaresb
a Internal Medicine Service, Severo Ochoa University Hospital, Leganés, Madrid, Spain
b Gastroenterology Service, Severo Ochoa University Hospital, Leganés, Madrid, Spain
c General & Gastrointestinal Surgery Service, Severo Ochoa University Hospital, Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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