Protein Losing Enteropathy as a Sole Manifestation of Intestinal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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1 Fellow of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Pediatric Unit of Digestive Disease Research Center, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3 Associate Professor, Pediatric Unit of Digestive Disease Research Center, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Assistant Professor, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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