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A 37-year-old man presents with recurrent upper abdominal pain characteristic of duodenal ulcer. Examination and labs are normal except for a positive H. pylori antibody test. The likely diagnosis is peptic ulcer disease. Treatment involves antibiotic therapy to eradicate H. pylori infection. A 28-year-old man presents with moderate to severe colitis symptoms including abdominal pain, bloody mucoid stool, and colon dilation on X-ray. He reports previous similar episodes suggesting a chronic inflammatory c
- Author
- Farjana Malik
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- EN