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Case Reports

Fulminant hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to a reactivated EBV infection: A case report

Pantelis AntonodimitrakisDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cecilia WassbergDepartment of Radiology, Oncology and Radiation Sciences, Section of Nuclear Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
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Spyridon GerovasileiouDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Johan BackDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
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Roger HällgrenDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Björn OlsenDepartment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
Pages 42-45 | Received 26 Aug 2012, Accepted 22 Oct 2012, Published online: 12 Feb 2013

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