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Longstanding and Refractory Anti-Muscle Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody-Associated Myasthenia Gravis (Anti-MuSK-MG) in a Child Successfully Treated with Rituximab

Steven WegerRady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-4323
, B.Sc, M.Sc ORCID Icon,
Juan Pablo AppendinoDepartment of Paediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1112-7002
, MD CSCN (EEG) FAES ORCID Icon &
Ian H. ClarkSection of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Department of Ophthalmology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6309-9752
, MA MB BChir FRCSEd (Ophth) FRCSC ORCID Icon
Pages 26-29 | Received 15 Apr 2018, Accepted 18 Jan 2019, Published online: 27 Feb 2019

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