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. 2016 Jan-Mar;29(1):92.

Gastrointestinal pseudomelanosis

Abhijeet Waghray  1 , Nina George  2 , Nisheet Waghray  2
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Gastrointestinal pseudomelanosis

Abhijeet Waghray et al. Ann Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan-Mar.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealing gastric (A) and duodenal (B) black pigmented mucosa
Figure 2
Figure 2
Duodenal biopsy demonstrating submucosal pigment laden macrophages
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