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Diabetic neuropathic cachexia with profound autonomic dysfunction in a young female with type 1 diabetes

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B 01660, Enugu, Nigeria

    Ejiofor T. Ugwu

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Ugwu, E.T. Diabetic neuropathic cachexia with profound autonomic dysfunction in a young female with type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 54, 1057–1060 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-017-1017-7

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