European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 527-530 , November 2008

Hepatic granuloma in Turkish adults: A report of 13 cases

  • Ibrahim Koral Onal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları/Gastroenteroloji Bölümü, Sıhhiye/Ankara, 06100, Turkey. Tel.: +903123051713, fax: +903123052302.
    • ,
  • Osman Ersoy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Division, Hacettepe University Medical School, Turkey
    • ,
  • Musa Aydınlı

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Division, Hacettepe University Medical School, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ozlem Yonem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Division, Hacettepe University Medical School, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ozgur Harmancı

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Division, Hacettepe University Medical School, Turkey
    • ,
  • Cenk Sokmensuer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Turkey
    • ,
  • Yusuf Bayraktar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Division, Hacettepe University Medical School, Turkey

Received 30 October 2007 ,Accepted 20 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.01.012

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 527-530 , November 2008

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