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HS managed the clinical practice and wrote the paper. KM supervised the clinical practice and edited the paper. MM, SI, TI, TK, TA, and SY advised and edited the paper. HN, KF, NF, and YM supervised clinical practice.
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Sugiura, H., Matsuoka, Ki., Matsuda, M. et al. Macrophage elimination in bone marrow by dexamethasone palmitate is associated with successful engraftment in patients with hemophagocytic syndrome. Int J Hematol 110, 260–262 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-019-02659-1
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