Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Type 3: Early Disease Onset and Unusual Manifestation in Sibling Cases

authors:

avatar Junbin Huang 1 , avatar Li Jiang 2 , avatar Xiaojun Wu 2 , avatar Yucai Cheng 1 , avatar Chun Chen 1 , avatar Hongman Xue 1 , *

Department of Pediatrics, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
Department of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.29, issue 2; e82160
published online: February 17, 2019
article type: Letter
received: July 14, 2018
revised: December 20, 2018
accepted: January 3, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.82160

how to cite: Huang J, Jiang L, Wu X, Cheng Y, Chen C, et al. Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Type 3: Early Disease Onset and Unusual Manifestation in Sibling Cases. Iran J Pediatr. 2019;29(2):e82160. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.82160.

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