a case series report of iranian children hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome
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چکیده
hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (hlh) is an aggressive and potentially life-threatening disease and has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of many conditions. hlh comprises two different conditions that are difficult to differentiate; familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (fhlh) or familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (fel), and secondary hemophagocytic syndromes (secondary hlh, shlh). herein, we report a case series of iranian children with hlh and describe the symptoms and outcome of this disease in iran.
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archives of pediatric infectious diseasesجلد ۱، شماره ۱، صفحات ۳۱-۳۵
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