Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2004; 10(16): 2455-2456
Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2455
A case of leptospirosis simulating colon cancer with liver metastases
Alessandro Granito, Giorgio Ballardini, Marco Fusconi, Umberto Volta, Paolo Muratori, Vittorio Sambri, Giuseppe Battista, Francesco B. Bianchi
Alessandro Granito, Giorgio Ballardini, Marco Fusconi, Umberto Volta, Paolo Muratori, Francesco B. Bianchi, Departments of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy
Vittorio Sambri, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of icrobiology, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Battista, Department of Radiology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Alessandro Granito, MD, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Cardioangiologia, Epatologia, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, via Massarenti, 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. gralex@libero.it
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Received: December 10, 2003
Revised: March 26, 2004
Accepted: March 4, 2004
Published online: August 15, 2004
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