Metformin-Induced Lactic Acidosis: A Question of Time

Metformin is an oral antidiabetic largely prescribed in the treatment of type II diabetes. Overdose is associated with life-threatening lactic acidosis. We report the case of the highest metformin concentration ever described secondary to a voluntary suicidal intake. The patient developed a severe l...

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Published in:Case Rep Crit Care
Main Authors: Bellefroid, Céline, Goffin, Pierre, Guntz, Julien, Deville, Marine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi 2020
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7596499/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33145113
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6962591
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