Lupus enteritis: A case report.

Gastroenterol Hepatol

Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España; Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España.

Published: April 2022

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