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Verrucous Psoriasis in a Patient with Chronic C Hepatitis Treated with Interferon

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This work was partly supported by a grant from the Italian University Ministry. The authors are indebted to Ms Moira Macpherson for her assistance in translating this paper.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Catania University, Catania, Italy

    Sebastiano Scavo & Erika Gozzo

  2. Department of Pathology, Catania University, Catania, Italy

    Alessandra Gurrera, Gaetano Magro & Davide Pulvirenti

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale S. Marta, Catania University, Via Clementi 36, 95124, Catania, Italy

    Claudio Mazzaglia &  Sergio Neri

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Scavo, S., Gurrera, A., Mazzaglia, C. et al. Verrucous Psoriasis in a Patient with Chronic C Hepatitis Treated with Interferon. Clin. Drug Investig. 24, 427–429 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-200424070-00006

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