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Zur Lehre vom diabetes mellitus.

Dtsch. Arch. klin. Med., 14, 1-46, 1874.

Kussmaul explained diabetic coma as being due to acetonemia. He described the air-hunger (“Kussmaul’s respiration”) present in this condition. Partial English translation in No. 2241.



Subjects: Metabolism & Metabolic Disorders › Diabetes
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