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. 2018 Jan;34(1):161-162.
doi: 10.1007/s12288-017-0838-4. Epub 2017 Jun 9.

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Confusing Problem of the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

Nese Yarali  1 , Sadan Hacisalihoglu  1 , Vildan Culha  1 , Orcan Altan  1 , Dilek Gurlek Gokcebay  1
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Confusing Problem of the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

Nese Yarali et al. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2018 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Visceral leishmaniasis.

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Figures

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Prominent hemophagocytosis with histiocytes engulfing erythrocyte, lymphocyte and normoblast
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Macrophages with intracellular forms of Leishmania amastigotes
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