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Successful treatment of macrophage activation syndrome due to systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis with antithymocyte globulin

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  1. Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli University Hospital, Umuttepe, 41380, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Kubra Ozturk & Zelal Ekinci

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Ozturk, K., Ekinci, Z. Successful treatment of macrophage activation syndrome due to systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis with antithymocyte globulin. Rheumatol Int 35, 1779–1780 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-015-3321-2

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