Infantile colitis as a novel presentation of familial Mediterranean fever responding to colchicine therapy.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr

Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Published: July 2011

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