American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages A47-A48 , July 2008

Quiz Page July 2008: Watery Diarrhea in a Patient on CAPD

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 Case provided and authored by Jacob George, MD, DM, FRCP (Glasg),1 Sandeep Varma, MD, DM,1 Sreepa Palliyil Gopi, MD,1 Sreekumar Ramachandran, MS,2 Manju Thampi, MD, DM,1 Mohandas Kunjukunju, MD, DM,1 and Ramdas Pisharody, MD, DM, FRCP (Glasg),1 Departments of Nephrology1 and Surgery2, Medical College, Trivandrum, India.

 Support: None.

 Financial Disclosure: None.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00171-6

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.003

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages A47-A48 , July 2008

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