Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome) Complicated by Perforation of the Small Intestine and Cholecystitis

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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine

سال: 2018

ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235

DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8975-17