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. 2021 Jun 14;13(3):269-270.
doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2021-101844. eCollection 2022.

Unusual cause of colonic mucosal ulceration and gastrointestinal bleeding

Youseung Kim  1 , Varun Kesar  2 , David LeBel  3   4
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Unusual cause of colonic mucosal ulceration and gastrointestinal bleeding

Youseung Kim et al. Frontline Gastroenterol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: colorectal pathology; gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
CT Angiography of the abdomen and pelvis illustrating segmental wall thickening of the distal transverse colon/hepatic flexure.
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Figure 2
Colonoscopy finding of active colitis with detached ulcer slough.
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Figure 3
High-power photomicrograph of an H&E stained slide focused on the ulcer slough with crystalline material.
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