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Hypersensitivity Reactions to Fibrin Glue during Epidural Blood Patching

Jennifer L. Smith, Myoung J. Kim, Linda Gray, Michael D. Malinzak, Samantha Morrison, Amy P. Stallings, Alaattin Erkanli, Peter G. Kranz and Timothy J. Amrhein
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2025, 46 (4) 840-845; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8568
Jennifer L. Smith
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.L.S., M.J.K., L.G., M.D.M., P.G.K., T.J.A.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Myoung J. Kim
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.L.S., M.J.K., L.G., M.D.M., P.G.K., T.J.A.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Linda Gray
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.L.S., M.J.K., L.G., M.D.M., P.G.K., T.J.A.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Michael D. Malinzak
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.L.S., M.J.K., L.G., M.D.M., P.G.K., T.J.A.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Samantha Morrison
bDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (S.M., A.E.), Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Amy P. Stallings
cDepartment of Pediatrics (A.P.S.), Allergy and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Alaattin Erkanli
bDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (S.M., A.E.), Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Peter G. Kranz
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.L.S., M.J.K., L.G., M.D.M., P.G.K., T.J.A.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Timothy J. Amrhein
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.L.S., M.J.K., L.G., M.D.M., P.G.K., T.J.A.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Jennifer L. Smith, Myoung J. Kim, Linda Gray, Michael D. Malinzak, Samantha Morrison, Amy P. Stallings, Alaattin Erkanli, Peter G. Kranz, Timothy J. Amrhein
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