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Low-virulent Babesia venatorum infection masquerading as hemophagocytic syndrome

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Bläckberg, J., Lazarevic, V.L., Hunfeld, KP. et al. Low-virulent Babesia venatorum infection masquerading as hemophagocytic syndrome. Ann Hematol 97, 731–733 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3220-6

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Keywords

  • Babesia
  • Hemophagocytic syndrome
  • Parasite
  • Anemia