Kikuchi disease, macrophage activation syndrome, and systemic juvenile arthritis: a new case associated with a mutation in the perforin gene

M MarsiliPaediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

M NozziPaediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

D OnofrilloPaediatric Oncology and Haematology Unit, Department of Haematology, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy

E SieniDepartment of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Florence University Hospital and the Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy

F ChiarelliPaediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

L BredaPaediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

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