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Case Report

Successful treatment of fatal macrophage activation syndrome and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis by combination therapy including continuous haemodiafiltration with a cytokine-adsorbing haemofilter (AN69ST) in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Pages 25-29 | Received 27 Jun 2017, Accepted 14 Aug 2017, Published online: 07 Sep 2017

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