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A Great Masquerader: Acute Syphilitic Hepatitis

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  1. Liver Center, Digestive Disease Institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Ave., Mailstop C3-GAS, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA

    Maximilian Lee

  2. Section of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA

    Chia Wang

  3. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA

    Russell Dorer

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA

    Lee Ferguson

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Lee, M., Wang, C., Dorer, R. et al. A Great Masquerader: Acute Syphilitic Hepatitis. Dig Dis Sci 58, 923–925 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-012-2322-1

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