Hemophagocytic Syndrome Associated with Scrub Typhus: A Case Report from North East India
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Tony Ete1*, Akash Roy1, Bhupen Barman2, Kyrshanlang G Lynrah2, Ojing Komut3 and Yookarin Khonglah4 1Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences Shillong, Meghalaya, India 2Department of Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India 3Department of General Surgery, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India 4Department of Pathology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
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