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MuSK myasthenia gravis as a manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-positive patient: a challenging diagnosis and therapeutic approach

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Specialist Medicines, Neurology Unit, Vito Fazzi Hospital, ASL Lecce, Filippo Muratore Square No. 1, Zip Code 73100, Lecce (LE), Italy

    Laura Carmillo, Marcella Caggiula & Antonio Fasano

  2. Department of Internal Medicine and Specialist Medicines, Infectious Disease Unit, Vito Fazzi Hospital, ASL Lecce, Lecce, Italy

    Pierpaolo Congedo & Milva Maria Nuzzo

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Laura Carmillo: major role in the acquisition of data; interpreted the data; revised the manuscript for intellectual content. Pierpaolo Congedo: acquisition of data; interpreted the data; revised the manuscript for intellectual content. Marcella Caggiula: design and conceptualized study; interpreted the data; revised the manuscript for intellectual content. Milva Maria Nuzzo: acquisition of data; interpreted the data; revised the manuscript for intellectual content. Antonio Fasano: design and conceptualized study; major role in the acquisition of data; analyzed the data; drafted the manuscript for intellectual content. All authors have approved the final article.

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Carmillo, L., Congedo, P., Caggiula, M. et al. MuSK myasthenia gravis as a manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-positive patient: a challenging diagnosis and therapeutic approach. Neurol Sci 44, 4575–4577 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-07002-5

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