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Hemophagocytic syndrome in a pregnant patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, complicated with preeclampsia and cerebral hemorrhage

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Pérard, L., Costedoat-Chalumeau, N., Limal, N. et al. Hemophagocytic syndrome in a pregnant patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, complicated with preeclampsia and cerebral hemorrhage. Ann Hematol 86, 541–544 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-007-0277-7

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