Adenovirus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome in a young child.

World J Pediatr

Department of Pulmonology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3333 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, 310051, China.

Published: April 2020

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