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Lakhotia M, Pahadiya HR, Gandhi R, Prajapati GR, Choudhary A. Stuck with pancytopenia in dengue fever: Evoke for hemophagocytic syndrome. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016; 20 (1):55-56.
The hemophagocytic syndrome is an atypical and rare manifestation of dengue fever (DF). We describe a 15-year-old girl developing DF associated hemophagocytic syndrome who responded with supportive treatment.
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