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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Oct. 31, 2007

Patient Sues Over Dyes From Imaging

LOS ANGELES - Peter Gerber thought his kidney transplant would give him a new lease on life. But after the successful transplant, his doctors diagnosed him with an incurable and fatal disease they say was caused by a dye used in medical imaging procedures that were necessary during his kidney failure.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Peter Gerber thought his kidney transplant would give him a new lease on life.
      But after the successful transplant, his doctors diagnosed him with an incurable and fatal disease they say was caused by a dye used in medical imaging procedures that were necessary during his kidney failure.
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