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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to Ehrlichia chaffeensis with bone marrow involvement

Authors: Abdul Rafeh Naqash, Meera Yogarajah, Bethany Dawn Vallangeon, Maida Hafiz, Deval Patel, Evelina Kolychev, Dora Alexandra Lebron, Darla Liles

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 10/2017

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Title: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to Ehrlichia chaffeensis with bone marrow involvement
Authors: Abdul Rafeh Naqash
Meera Yogarajah
Bethany Dawn Vallangeon
Maida Hafiz
Deval Patel
Evelina Kolychev
Dora Alexandra Lebron
Darla Liles
Publication date: 01-10-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Annals of Hematology / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3085-8

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