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Case Report: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Leading to Resolution of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda in a Patient with AIDS and Hepatitis C

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Rich, J.D., Mylonakis, E., Nossa, R. et al. Case Report: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Leading to Resolution of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda in a Patient with AIDS and Hepatitis C. Dig Dis Sci 44, 1034–1037 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026681218915

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