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Case Report

Successful treatment of a patient with refractory haemophagocytic syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus with mycophenolate mofetil

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Pages 79-83 | Received 23 Sep 2016, Accepted 02 Feb 2017, Published online: 20 Feb 2017

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