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Influenza A virus-associated encephalopathy with haemophagocytic syndrome

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Niigata City General Hospital, 2-6-1 Shichikuyama, 950-8739, Niigata , Japan

    Toru Watanabe

  2. Department of Pathology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan

    Etsuo Okazaki & Hiroyuki Shibuya

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Watanabe, T., Okazaki, E. & Shibuya, H. Influenza A virus-associated encephalopathy with haemophagocytic syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 162, 799–800 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-003-1288-6

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