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A coincidence, or not?
  1. C W S Chin,
  2. G Watson,
  3. G Gopal
  1. Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr C W S Chin
    Department of Paediatrics, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN1 2UD, UK; chezzachin{at}doctors.org.uk

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