Letter to the Editor
Plasmapheresis as treatment for transient iatrogenic severe hyperlipidemia in a child with leukemia
Gabriele Kropshofer MD,
Corresponding Author
Gabriele Kropshofer MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Search for more papers by this author G. Wehl MD,
G. Wehl MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author W. Högler MD,
W. Högler MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author B. Meister MD,
B. Meister MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author A. Heitger MD,
A. Heitger MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author W. Nussbaumer MD,
W. Nussbaumer MD
Department of Transfusion Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Gabriele Kropshofer MD,
Corresponding Author
Gabriele Kropshofer MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Search for more papers by this author G. Wehl MD,
G. Wehl MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author W. Högler MD,
W. Högler MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author B. Meister MD,
B. Meister MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author A. Heitger MD,
A. Heitger MD
Department of Pediatrics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this author W. Nussbaumer MD,
W. Nussbaumer MD
Department of Transfusion Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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First published: 19 June 2003
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