Extraintestinal Involvements of Crohn’s Disease Complicated with Nocardia Bacterium: An Overview Due to A Case
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Extraintestinal Involvements of Crohn’s Disease Complicated with Nocardia Bacterium: An Overview Due to A Case Onur Özgenç1*, Seher Ayten Coşkuner2, Hakan Evren3, Meltem Avci2 1Dokuz Eylul University Vocational School of Health, Izmir, Turkey 2Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Manavgat Ozel Bilgi Hastanesi, Antalya, Turkey SOJ Immunology Open Access Case Report
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