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Hyperglycemia is a risk factor for high-grade envenomations after European viper bites (<i>Vipera</i>spp.) in children

I. Claudet, E. Grouteau, L. Cordier, Nicolas Franchitto, Camille Bréhin

Clinical Toxicology · 2015 · 15 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

We have confirmed a potential link between initial hyperglycemia and the risk of progression to high-grade envenomation as well as its association with other published predictive factors.

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