Necrotizing amebic colitis in an elder patient: an unexpected autopsy finding
Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues; Bruno Miamoto; Rosa Marlene Viero
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Submitted date:
09/15/2023
Accepted date:
10/14/2023
Publication date:
11/27/2023
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