A case of fetal-onset type 3 familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis surviving without severe complications after early diagnosis and treatment
Takashi Matsumoto
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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Hiroko Fukushima
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Correspondence
Hiroko Fukushima¸ Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8575, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSatoshi Fujiyama
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKumie Nagatomo
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSho Hosaka
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorRyoko Suzuki
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuni Yamaki
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYu Kanai
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHirofumi Shibata
Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakahiro Yasumi
Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKyohei Isshiki
Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMotohiro Kato
Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYayoi Miyazono
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHidetoshi Takada
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakashi Matsumoto
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Hiroko Fukushima
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Correspondence
Hiroko Fukushima¸ Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8575, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSatoshi Fujiyama
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKumie Nagatomo
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSho Hosaka
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorRyoko Suzuki
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYuni Yamaki
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYu Kanai
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHirofumi Shibata
Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakahiro Yasumi
Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKyohei Isshiki
Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMotohiro Kato
Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYayoi Miyazono
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHidetoshi Takada
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorThe abstract for this paper was previously published for the following meeting: The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology Society November 20–22, 2020.
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