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Use of thalidomide in treatment and maintenance of idiopathic esophageal ulcers in HIV+ individuals

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  1. From the Divisions of Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Scott M. Naum DO,  Peter J. Molloy MD, Robert J. Kania MD, Janet McGarr MD & David H. Van Thiel MD

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Naum, S.M., Molloy, P.J., Kania, R.J. et al. Use of thalidomide in treatment and maintenance of idiopathic esophageal ulcers in HIV+ individuals. Digest Dis Sci 40, 1147–1148 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064213

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