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Immunocompromised myasthenia gravis patient not infected with SARS-CoV-2 after close exposure — what is the risk of COVID-19?
Affiliations- 10th Military Hospital Bydgoszcz, Powstańców Warszawy 5, 85-001 Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Sanitas - Neurology Outpatient Clinic, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
myasthenia gravis, immunosuppression, COVID-19
About this articleTitle
Immunocompromised myasthenia gravis patient not infected with SARS-CoV-2 after close exposure — what is the risk of COVID-19?
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editors
Pages
481-482
Published online
2020-10-02
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DOI
Pubmed
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2020;54(5):481-482.
Keywords
myasthenia gravis
immunosuppression
COVID-19
Authors
Łukasz Rzepiński
Sławomir Wawrzyniak
Zdzisław Maciejek
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