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Case Reports

Patients presenting high fever with lymphadenopathy after COVID-19 vaccination were diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Dong Won Baeka Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Soyoon Hwangb Department of Infectious Disease, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Juhyung Kima Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Jung Min Leea Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Hee Jeong Choa Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Joon-Ho Moona Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Narae Hwangc Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Ji Yun Jeongd Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Sang-Woo Leee Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Sang Kyun Sohna Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 303-307 | Received 06 Oct 2021, Accepted 21 Nov 2021, Published online: 02 Dec 2021

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