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Letter to the Editor| Volume 115, P84-87, July 2019

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Secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis due to checkpoint inhibitor therapy

  • Collin K. Chin
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    Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Perth, WA, Australia
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  • Sara Hall
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    Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Perth, WA, Australia
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  • Celia Green
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    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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  • Guy Van Hazel
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    Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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  • Dominic Spagnolo
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    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia

    School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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  • Chan Yoon Cheah
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    Corresponding author: Department of Haematology Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Ground floor, B Block, Hospital Avenue Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. Fax: +61 8 6457 7607.
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    Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Perth, WA, Australia

    School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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