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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 44, 2012 - Issue 12
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Case Reports

Macrophage activation syndrome triggered by primary disseminated toxoplasmosis

Ferhat ArslanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital
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Ayse BatirelDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mehmet RamazanDepartment of Pathology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty
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Serdar OzerDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital
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Ali MertDepartment of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 1001-1004 | Received 18 Apr 2012, Accepted 25 Apr 2012, Published online: 17 Jul 2012

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