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Pseudomelanosis duodeni following iron therapy

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Busara Songtanin

  2. Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Dauod Arif

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Vanessa Costilla

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Busara Songtanin wrote the manuscript, Dauod Arif reviewed the pathology and Vanessa Costilla performed the colonoscopy.

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Songtanin, B., Arif, D. & Costilla, V. Pseudomelanosis duodeni following iron therapy. Indian J Gastroenterol 43, 860–861 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-023-01395-z

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