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Thromb Haemost 2011; 106(05): 985-986
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-05-0307
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Successful treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in a patient with an acquired factor V inhibitor after liver transplantation

Hugo Guglielmone
1   Servicio de Hematología, Sanatorio Allende, FUNDONHEM (Fundación en Oncohematología) Córdoba, Argentina
2   Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, CIBICI-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
,
Gustavo Jarchum
1   Servicio de Hematología, Sanatorio Allende, FUNDONHEM (Fundación en Oncohematología) Córdoba, Argentina
,
Salvador Minoldo
1   Servicio de Hematología, Sanatorio Allende, FUNDONHEM (Fundación en Oncohematología) Córdoba, Argentina
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Received: 05 May 2011

Accepted after minor revision: 29 July 2011

Publication Date:
23 November 2017 (online)

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