CASE REPORT Celiac crisis with ataxia in a child
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Jane Oba, Ana Maria Escobar, Benita G. S. Schvartsman, José Luiz Gherpelli I Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Instituto do Coração of Hospital das Clı́nicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. II Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Instituto da Criança ‘‘Prof. Pedro de Alcântara’’ of Hospital das Clı́nicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. III Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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