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MuSK myasthenia gravis as a manifestation of immune restoration disease in an HIV-positive patient

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The patient consented to the treatment in the hospital. This is a case study and hence no ethical approval was obtained from the hospital ethics committee.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 637 NE Glen Oak Ave, Peoria, IL, 61637, USA

    Karthik Ragunathan

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA

    Kumud Dahal

  3. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL, USA

    Bandana Pathak

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Ragunathan, K., Pathak, B. & Dahal, K. MuSK myasthenia gravis as a manifestation of immune restoration disease in an HIV-positive patient. J Neurol 262, 777–778 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-015-7639-1

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