Remission of an epidermodysplasia verruciformis-like eruption in an HIV-positive man long after immune restoration.

Eur J Dermatol

Department of Internal medicine and Infectious Diseases, François Quesnay General Hospital, 2 boulevard Sully, 78200 Mantes-la-Jolie, France.

Published: October 2016

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