Unexplained late-onset hemolysis and methemoglobinemia in a preterm infant
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Hideo Jinnou
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Hideo Jinnou, MD, Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, 2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-8558, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHiroshi Sugiura
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShin Kikuchi
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKenji Shirai
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorEtsuko Hirose
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShigeru Ohki
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Hideo Jinnou
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Hideo Jinnou, MD, Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, 2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-8558, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHiroshi Sugiura
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShin Kikuchi
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKenji Shirai
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorEtsuko Hirose
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShigeru Ohki
Division of Neonatology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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