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Case Report: A Dramatic Response to Ketotifen in a Case of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Mimicking Abdominal Emergency

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Harran University, Medical Faculty, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Fusun F. Bolukbas & Cengiz Bolukbas

  2. Departments of Surgery, Harran University, Medical Faculty, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Ali Uzunkoy

  3. Department of Pathology, Harran University, Medical Faculty, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Fusun Baba

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Harran University, Medical Faculty, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Mehmet Horoz

  5. Department of Radiology, Harran University, Medical Faculty, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Ebru Ozturk

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Bolukbas, F.F., Bolukbas, C., Uzunkoy, A. et al. Case Report: A Dramatic Response to Ketotifen in a Case of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Mimicking Abdominal Emergency. Dig Dis Sci 49, 1782–1785 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-004-9570-7

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