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Pregnancy-Induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Case Report

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    Luis A. Sánchez-Ato, Flavia A. Cuestas-Quiroz & David Estela-Ayamamani

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    Carla Agurto-Saldaña & David Estela-Ayamamani

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Luis A. Sánchez-Ato ia an assistant professor, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima, Peru; Flavia A. Cuestas‑Quiroz ia an assistant professor Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima, Peru; Carla Agurto‑Saldana is a Gynecologist, Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru; David Estela‑Ayamamani is a Gynecologist, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima, Peru and Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru.

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Sánchez-Ato, L.A., Cuestas-Quiroz, F.A., Agurto-Saldaña, C. et al. Pregnancy-Induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Case Report. J Obstet Gynecol India 70, 390–392 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-019-01286-4

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