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A 22-year-old, non–English-speaking Laotian woman came to the clinic because she had abdominal pain. The history was obtained with her husband acting as interpreter. The pain was epigastric, described as a heartburn, and was somewhat relieved by eating and episodic use of antacids. She had had the pain intermittently for weeks or months during the previous two years. She reported no tobacco or alcohol use. She used antacids and occasionally used ibuprofen for headaches. She had immigrated to the United States five months earlier and had presented to a gynecology clinic requesting oral contraceptives. She was not taking any other . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Medicine, Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, where reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Ross.

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