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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun;45(4):527-530.
doi: 10.1111/ced.14129. Epub 2019 Nov 10.

Acute cutaneous toxicity with kava: an inflammatory sebotropic reaction and urticaria

L Steele  1 , A Cummin  1 , S G Keohane  1
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Case Reports

Acute cutaneous toxicity with kava: an inflammatory sebotropic reaction and urticaria

L Steele et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Jun.
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