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CASE REPORT: Histoplasmosis capsulatum as a Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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Kane, S., Brasitus, T. CASE REPORT: Histoplasmosis capsulatum as a Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Common Variable Immunodeficiency. Dig Dis Sci 45, 2133–2135 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026680317424

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