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The authors report case of a two and half years old female child presented with fever for one month with hepatosplenomegaly. Though the child had been symptomatic for a prolonged period, she did not appear very unwell at presentation. However, after admission there was sudden rapid deterioration of her clinical status. Investigations revealed hemophagocytosis with brucella infection.
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Mondal, N., Suresh, R., Acharya, N.S. et al. Hemophagocytic Syndrome in a Child with Brucellosis. Indian J Pediatr 77, 1434–1436 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0221-z
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