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CASE SERIES

Hypoglycemic Coma Caused by Methimazole-Induced Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome, a Case Study

Yinhui HeDepartment of Endocrinology, Lishui Municipal Central Hospital, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, 323000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Aihua XuDepartment of Endocrinology, Lishui Municipal Central Hospital, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, 323000, People’s Republic of China
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Danqing YuDepartment of Endocrinology, Lishui Municipal Central Hospital, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, 323000, People’s Republic of China
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Suzhen LvDepartment of Endocrinology, Lishui Municipal Central Hospital, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, 323000, People’s Republic of China
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Haiyan XuDepartment of Endocrinology, Lishui Municipal Central Hospital, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, 323000, People’s Republic of China
Pages 1149-1154 | Received 29 Jan 2023, Accepted 18 Apr 2023, Published online: 24 Apr 2023

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