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Comment
. 2020 Jun;82(6):e213.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.079. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

COVID-19, syphilis, and biologic therapies for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: A word of caution

Naveen Kumar Kansal  1
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COVID-19, syphilis, and biologic therapies for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: A word of caution

Naveen Kumar Kansal. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jun.
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