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Case Report

Intraoperative anaphylaxis to gelatin-based hemostatic agents: a case report

Gülen Arslan Lied1 Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;2 Section of Clinical Allergy, Department of Occupational Diseases;3 Section of Gastroenterology, Department of MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Kjetil Børve Lund4 Department for Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
&
Torgeir Storaas2 Section of Clinical Allergy, Department of Occupational Diseases
Pages 163-167 | Published online: 18 Jun 2019

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