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Lower limbs edema by insulin glargine treatment: two other cases in pediatrics

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Second University of Naples, Via S.Andrea delle Dame, 4, 80138, Naples, Italy

    Dario Iafusco, Alessia Piscopo, Santino Confetto, Alessandra Cocca, Elisabetta Caredda, Francesca Casaburo, Pasquale Villano, Loredana Russo, Angela Zanfardino & Francesco Prisco

  2. Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Bio-Medicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, University of Catania, Via Palermo 636, 95122, Catania, Italy

    Giulia Pezzino

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Iafusco, D., Piscopo, A., Confetto, S. et al. Lower limbs edema by insulin glargine treatment: two other cases in pediatrics. Acta Diabetol 53, 503–505 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-015-0797-x

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