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CASE REPORT

Successful treatment of reactive hemophagocytic syndrome by plasmapheresis and high-dose γ-globulin in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

S. BannoSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Nagoya City University, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 460-8601, Japan;Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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Y. SugiuraSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Nagoya City University, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 460-8601, Japan
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T. YoshinouchiSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Nagoya City University, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 460-8601, Japan
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Y. MatsumotoSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Nagoya City University, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 460-8601, Japan
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R. UedaSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Nagoya City University, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 460-8601, Japan
Pages 263-266 | Received 24 Dec 1999, Accepted 28 Jun 2000, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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