Case #31

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Authors:

Kimberly Schertzer
(MS IV), Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State College of Medicine
Class of March 2005

Case reviewers:

Anne Kantner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Penn State College of Medicine

Faculty reviewers:

Shou Ling Leong, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Penn State University College of Medicine

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