HEMOPHAGOCYTAL LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS
Abstract
Key words: hemophagocytal lymphohistiocytosis, immunosuppression, ciclosporin A, etoposide, dexamethasone.
(Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — Current Pediatrics. 2009;8(3):66-75)
About the Authors
M.A. MaschanRussian Federation
G.A. Novichkova
Russian Federation
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