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Case Report

HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS AT INITIATION OF KAWASAKI DISEASE AND THEIR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Yinghu ChenHematology-Oncology Division, Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Shiqiang ShangHematology-Oncology Division, Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Chenmei ZhangHematology-Oncology Division, Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Tao LiuHematology-Oncology Division, Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zihao YangHematology-Oncology Division, Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Yongmin TangHematology-Oncology Division, Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 244-249 | Received 22 Aug 2009, Accepted 14 Jan 2010, Published online: 05 Apr 2010

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