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RS, NS: Conception and design of the study; RS, NS, DS, AG: Acquisition and analysis of data; RS, NS: Drafting the manuscript; PS: Overall clinical in-charge, approval for publication and will act as guarantor for the paper; JNG: Patient management, literature review and preparation of draft manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Suthar, R., Sankhyan, N., Goswami, J.N. et al. Myasthenia Gravis in HIV Positive Girl. Indian J Pediatr 85, 578–579 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2593-9

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